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Table of Contents
IMO NEWS & EVENTS ............................................................................................................................ 2

UNITED NATIONS ................................................................................................................................... 4
CASUALTIES............................................................................................................................................ 5
ENVIRONMENT ....................................................................................................................................... 8
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION ........................................................................................................... 10
IMO ......................................................................................................................................................... 12
LAW & POLICY....................................................................................................................................... 13
MARINE TECHNOLOGY........................................................................................................................ 20
MARITIME EDUCATION & TRAINING .................................................................................................. 22
MARITIME SAFETY ............................................................................................................................... 23
MARITIME SECURITY ........................................................................................................................... 24
MIGRANTS ............................................................................................................................................. 28
NAVIGATION & COMMUNICATIONS.................................................................................................... 29
PIRACY................................................................................................................................................... 32
PORT STATE CONTROL....................................................................................................................... 33
PORTS & HARBOURS ........................................................................................................................... 33
REGULATIONS ...................................................................................................................................... 34
SALVAGE ............................................................................................................................................... 36
SEAFARERS .......................................................................................................................................... 36
SEARCH & RESCUE ............................................................................................................................. 40
SHIP RECYCLING ................................................................................................................................. 42
SHIPBUILDING & SHIPREPAIR ............................................................................................................ 43
SHIPPING ............................................................................................................................................... 44
RESEARCH ............................................................................................................................................ 51
CURRENT AWARENESS BULLETIN | Vol. XXXI | No. 6 | June 2019 1

IMO NEWS & EVENTS
WHAT’S NEW
International Day of the Seafarer 2019: get on board with gender equality
The International Day of the Seafarer is celebrated each year on 25 June. The International
Maritime Organization (IMO) is calling on everyone in the maritime world and beyond to get on
board with this year's theme of gender equality and declare their support.
"# I Am On Board" can be used by anyone engaging in the campaign, male or female, to show
their solidarity for gender equality in seafaring.
"To everyone in shipping – you are missing out on a huge talent pool if you don't recognise and
empower women in the workplace. Join our Day of the Seafarer campaign and get on board with
gender equality at sea," said IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim.
This year's Day of the Seafarer campaign, with its hashtag # IAmOnBoard, links with the IMO
World Maritime Day theme, Empowering Women in the Maritime Community. The theme
supports the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals, specifically SDG 5. More…
Counting down to sulphur 2020: limiting air pollution from ships; protecting human health
and the environment
New requirements for ships to cut sulphur oxide emissions enter into effect on 1 January 2020,
marking a sea change in fuel used by ships, globally, which will significantly reduce air pollution
from ships with positive benefits for human health and the environment.
IMO has been preparing ahead of the implementation date. From 1 January 2020, under IMO's
MARPOL convention for the prevention of pollution from ships, the sulphur content of fuel oil
used by ships operating outside designated emission control areas shall not exceed 0.50% -
representing an 80% cut from the current 3.50% limit.
At a roundtable industry meeting hosted by IMO at its London Headquarters (21 June),
participants were updated on the latest guidance, treaty amendments and other instruments
emanating from IMO to support the implementation of the "sulphur 2020" rule. All of these have
been developed by Member States working through IMO, in collaboration with stakeholders,
recognising the need for cooperation in order to develop and deliver technically robust
instruments for international shipping. More…

IMO MEETINGS FOR 2018
Maritime Safety Committee (MSC), 101st session 5 – 14 June 2019
Technical Cooperation Committee (TC), 69th session 25 – 27 June 2019
RECENT SPEECHES BY IMO SECRETARY-GENERAL KITACK LIM
Technical Cooperation Committee (TC), 69th session 25 – 27 June 2019 (Opening and Closing
Address)
IMLI 30th anniversary event, IMO Headquarters, Plenary, 25 June 2019, 4.30 p.m.
(Opening Address)
17th World Association for Sustainable Development (WASD) annual international conference,
IMO Headquarters, 17th June 2019 (Opening Address)
IMLI Graduation 2019, 15th June 2019
Maritime Safety Committee (MSC), 101st session 5 – 14 June 2019 (Opening and Closing
Address)
Nor-Shipping 2019 – The sustainable development of a ‘blue economy’, 4th June 2019, Oslo,
Norway
IMO NEWS MAGAZINE (Summer 2019)
IMO PUBLISHING Just Published 2019 April/May 2019 Newsletter

UNITED NATIONS
International Day for the fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing: 5 June.
United Nations. 5 June 2019. Available from: https://www.un.org/en/events/illegalfishingday/
Fisheries provide a vital source of food, employment, recreation, trade and economic well-being
for people throughout the world.
World Bank downgrades global growth forecasts, poorest countries hardest hit. UN News.
5 June 2019. Available from: https://news.un.org/en/story/2019/06/1039861 The World Bank
has lowered its expectations of global economic growth for this year in a new report.
Promoting gender equality a 'crucial contribution' in effort to restore, protect our planet's
oceans. UN News. 8 June 2019. Available from: https://news.un.org/en/story/2019/06/1040091
Women are engaged in all aspects of interaction with our ocean, yet their voices are often missing
at the decision-making level, the head of the United Nations cultural agency said on World Oceans
Day, emphasizing that "we must ensure diversity and gender inclusiveness at all levels" to set a
balanced course for humanity and foster innovative solutions for the ocean.
'We face a global emergency' over oceans: UN chief sounds the alarm at G7 Summit event.
UN News. 9 June 2019. Available from: https://news.un.org/en/story/2018/06/1011811 Unless
there is a change of course, the amount of plastic waste in the world's oceans will outweigh the fish
that live in them, by 2050, said the United Nations Secretary-General on Saturday, declaring that the
world now faces a "global emergency" over the oceans.
Record displacement shows 'we're almost unable to make peace', warns UN refugee agency
chief. UN News. 19 June 2019. Available from: https://news.un.org/en/story/2019/06/1040761
Unveiling new data indicating that global displacement numbers are at "the highest level" that the UN
refugee agency, UNHCR, has seen in its almost 70-year existence, Mr. Grandi noted that these were
"conservative" estimates.
Guterres hails historic Convention banning violence and harassment at work. UN News.
21 June 2019. Available from: https://news.un.org/en/story/2019/06/1040981 A landmark
international agreement banning violence and harassment in the workplace has been applauded by
UN Secretary-General António Guterres, after it was adopted on Friday at the International Labour
Organization's Centenary Conference in Geneva.
It's time we took a seat 'at your table': Guterres calls on world youth to keep leading climate
emergency response. UN News. 23 June 2019. Available from:
https://news.un.org/en/story/2019/06/1041111 Older generations have "failed to respond properly"
to the climate emergency said the UN chief on Sunday, while the young are "stepping up to the
challenge" and taking the lead to slow the destructive pace of global warming.

CASUALTIES
Ship Collision: Foreign Minister expects search to take a long time. Hungary Today.
1 June 2019. Available from: https://hungarytoday.hu/ship-collision-search-long-time-szijjarto/
The Hungarian authorities are doing their utmost to successfully recover those missing after the
ship collision on the River Danube and to clarify the circumstances of the disaster, Hungarian
Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said on Friday, after meeting Kang Kyung-wha, his South
Korean counterpart.
Cruise ship crashes into tourist boat in Venice, injuring five people. By Angela Giuffrida.
The Guardian. 2 June 2019. Available from: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jun/02/cruise-
ship-crashes-into-tourist-boat-in-venice-injuring-five-people The mayor of Venice has said cruise
ships must change their routes after a huge holiday vessel crashed into a wharf and tourist boat,
injuring five people.
MSC Venice incident renews outcry over cruise ships in Giudecca Canal. By Anne Kalosh.
Seatrade Cruise News. 2 June 2019. Available from: http://www.seatrade-cruise.com/news/news-
headlines/msc-venice-incident-renews-outcry-over-cruise-ships-in-giudecca-canal.html Calls for
banning cruise ships from the Giudecca Canal were renewed after an MSC Cruises ship lost control
when docking at Venice Passenger Terminal Sunday morning, striking the pier and ramming
Uniworld Boutique River Cruises' River Countess.
Hungary wreck: A unique solution is being sought. Maritime Executive. 2 June 2019.
Available from: https://maritime-executive.com/article/hungary-wreck-a-unique-solution-is-being-
sought Hungary's Director General of the Counter-Terrorism Centre (TEK), János Hajdu, has
been tasked with bringing the wreck of the boat that sank in Budapest on May 29 to the surface.
Hungary: Death toll from Danube boat collision reaches 9. By Pablo Gorondi.
Associated Press. 3 June 2019. Available from:
https://www.apnews.com/ad6196f208ce420393664d55af9f9c55 Divers recovered the bodies
Monday of two more victims who were on a tour boat that capsized and sank in the Danube
River after a collision with a river cruise ship, Hungarian officials said.
Incident at Venice - Loss of cruise ship engine control. By Harry Valentine. Maritime Executive.
4 June 2019. Available from: https://www.maritime-executive.com/editorials/incident-at-venice-loss-
of-cruise-ship-engine-control People at the Port of Venice were horrified to witness the cruise ship
MSC Opera sailing toward and colliding with a small cruise vessel and a dock.
17 missing after cargoship sinks. By Gary Dixon. TradeWinds. 5 June 2019. Available from:
https://www.tradewindsnews.com/casualties/1799907/17-missing-after-cargoship-sinks Indonesian
authorities were still seeking 17 people missing after a cargoship sank off Banggai Laut on Tuesday.
Search continues for crew of cargo ship believed sunk in Central Sulawesi. By Telly Nathalia.
Jakarta Globe. 6 June 2019. Available from: https://jakartaglobe.id/context/search-continues-for-
crew-of-cargo-ship-believed-sunk-in-central-sulawesi The Ministry of Transportation has deployed
patrol boats in search of 17 missing crewmembers of the cargo ship KM Lintas Timur, which is
believed to have sunk in the Banggai Sea off Central Sulawesi on Saturday, an official said on
Wednesday.
Supply vessel collides with Statfjord A platform. Maritime Executive. 7 June 2019.
Available from: https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/supply-vessel-collides-with-statfjord-a-
platform On Friday, June 7 at 0155 Norwegian time, the supply vessel PSV Sjøborg collided into the
Statfjord A platform in connection with loading operations.

Storm Miguel kills three after overturning rescue ship off French coast. BBC News.
7 June 2019. Available from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-48553351 A rescue
boat has overturned in the Atlantic off the west coast of France leaving three crew dead, amid winds
of up to 129 km/h (80 mph).
France: Storm Miguel leaves 3 dead after lifeboat capsizes. Deutsche Welle (Germany).
7 June 2019. Available from: https://www.dw.com/en/france-storm-miguel-leaves-3-dead-after-
lifeboat-capsizes/a-49104933 Three members of a rescue boat crew and a fisherman have died
after their vessels overturned in heavy seas off the west coast of France.
Storm Miguel: Three rescuers die after boat capsizes off French coast. By Chris Harris.
Euronews. 8 June 2019. Available from: https://www.euronews.com/2019/06/08/storm-miguel-
three-rescuers-die-after-boat-capsizes-off-french-coast Three rescuers died off France's western
coastline on Friday after their boat capsized during Storm Miguel.
Fujairah attack targeted all countries struck not just Emirates says Sheikh Abdullah.
The National (United Arab Emirates). 9 June 2019. Available from:
https://www.thenational.ae/world/gcc/fujairah-attack-targeted-all-countries-struck-not-just-emirates-
says-sheikh-abdullah-1.872450 The minister's made his comments alongside visiting German
Foreign Minister, Heiko Maas.
Historic sailboat sinks after container boat collision near Hamburg. Deutsche Welle (Germany).
9 June 2019. Available from: https://www.dw.com/en/historic-sailboat-sinks-after-container-boat-
collision-near-hamburg/a-49116722 A 136-year-old wooden schooner had only just emerged
from a €1.5-million renovation when it was sunk by a container ship near Hamburg.
Danube boat accident: More bodies found as vessel is raised in Hungary. BBC News.
11 June 2019. Available from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-48591791 Four more
bodies have been recovered after salvage crews raised the wreck of a tourist boat that sank on the
Danube in Budapest last month.
Two killed, one missing following tanker blast in Russia's Dagestan. TASS Russian News
Agency. 11 June 2019. Available from: http://tass.com/emergencies/1063249 The blast occurred
when oil products were being pumped from the tanker.
Legal analysis of Hungary tourist boat sinking. Arirang News (South Korea). 11 June 2019.
Available from: www.arirang.co.kr/News/News_View.asp?nseq=238770 The ill-fated tourist boat
that sank on the Danube river in Budapest last month finally emerged to surface today, two weeks
after the accident.
U.S. blames Iran for tanker attacks in Gulf of Oman, Iran rejects assertion. By Lisa Barrington
and Lesley Wroughton. Reuters. 13 June 2019. Available from: https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-
mideast-tanker/tanker-attacks-in-gulf-of-oman-stoke-security-and-oil-fears-idUKKCN1TE0ME
The United States blamed Iran for attacks on two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman on Thursday that
drove up oil prices and raised concerns about a new U.S.-Iranian confrontation, but Tehran bluntly
denied the allegation.
Frontline and Schulte tankers attacked off Fujairah. By Gary Dixon, Lucy Hine, Julian Bray,
Holly Birkett, Trond Lillestolen, Adam Corbett, and Max Tingyao Lin. TradeWinds.
13 June 2019. Available from: https://www.tradewindsnews.com/casualties/1806861/frontline-and-
schulte-tankers-attacked-off-fujairah Two tankers operated by Frontline and Bernhard Schulte have
reportedly been the subject of a "torpedo" attack off Fujairah in the UAE, according to broking and
ship agency sources on Thursday.

Two tankers attacked in Gulf of Oman. Deutsche Welle (Germany). 13 June 2019. Available from:
https://www.dw.com/en/two-tankers-attacked-in-gulf-of-oman/a-49170169 Ships owned by
companies in Norway and Singapore were reportedly attacked near the Gulf region's Strait of
Hormuz.
Tankers torpedoed in the Middle East. By Sam Chambers. Splash 247.com. 13 June 2019.
Available from: https://splash247.com/tankers-torpedoed-in-the-middle-east/ Two tankers
have been targeted this morning while transiting waters near to Fujairah.
Two oil tankers on fire in Gulf of Oman, UK maritime urges extreme caution.
Khaleej Times (United Arab Emirates). 13 June 2019. Available from:
https://www.khaleejtimes.com/region/mena/uk-maritime-group-warns-of-incident-in-oman-sea
The US Navy's 5th Fleet says it is assisting two oil tankers targeted in the reported attack.
Explosions reported on two tankers in Gulf of Oman. Aljazeera. 13 June 2019. Available from:
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/06/uk-maritime-group-warns-incident-gulf-oman-
190613054602630.html One ship ablaze after presumed attacks on vessels near the Iranian
coastline push oil prices up and prompt global alarm.
Gulf of Oman tanker 'attacks': Crews rescued amid rising tensions. BBC News. 13 June 2019.
Available from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-48619771 Two oil tankers have
been significantly damaged in suspected attacks in the Gulf of Oman.
A visual guide to the Gulf tanker attacks. By Patrick Wintou. The Guardian. 14 June 2019.
Available from: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jun/13/a-visual-guide-to-the-gulf-tanker-
attacks A series of explosions on oil tankers in the Middle East has raised alarm as regional
tensions escalate.
FRO - Update Regarding Front Altair. Frontline Management. 14 June 2019. Available from:
https://www.frontline.bm/fro-update-regarding-front-altair/ Frontline Ltd. today provides an update on
the LR2 tanker Front Altair: On the morning of June 13, at approximately 0500 hrs gmt, an explosion
occurred on the Front Altair shortly after the vessel had passed through the Strait of Hormuz in the
Persian Gulf.
Cargoship hard aground off Sweden. By Gary Dixon. TradeWinds. 17 June 2019.
Available from: https://www.tradewindsnews.com/drycargo/1808667/cargoship-hard-aground-off-
sweden The Swedish coast guard said a 65-metre vessel got stuck on Sunday morning north of
Kallandso.
Burning car carrier abandoned off Philippines. By Gary Dixon. TradeWinds. 17 June 2019.
Available from: https://www.tradewindsnews.com/casualties/1808804/burning-car-carrier-
abandoned-off-philippines The GMA website cited Philippine Coast Guard spokesperson Captain
Armand Balilo as saying the ship in question is K Line's 6,400-ceu Diamond Highway (built 2004).
'Decaying' oil tanker off Yemen coast threatens massive oil spill, says UN. By James Reinl.
Middle East Eye. 17 June 2019. Available from: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/decaying-oil-
tanker-yemen-coast-threatens-massive-oil-spill-says-un The United Nations has warned that a
"decaying" oil tanker moored 60 km north of Yemen's port city of Hodeidah threatens to spill more
than one million barrels of oil into the Red Sea.
Abandoned K Line car carrier under tow. By Gary Dixon. TradeWinds. 21 June 2019.
Available from: https://www.tradewindsnews.com/casualties/1812793/abandoned-k-line-car-carrier-
under-tow A car carrier abandoned by crew off the Philippines following a fire is now under tow.

Fewer ship losses come as relief, but accident rate is still alarming. By Julian Bray.
TradeWinds. 25 June 2019. Available from: https://www.tradewindsnews.com/opinion/fewer-ship-
losses-come-as-relief-but-accident-rate-is-still-alarming/2-1-626436 Last year saw another fall in the
number of vessels lost, but the underlying level of incidents remains stubbornly high and should be a
cause for attention.
Crew safe after Indonesian cargoship sinks. By Gary Dixon. TradeWinds. 26 June 2019.
Available from: https://www.tradewindsnews.com/safety/crew-safe-after-indonesian-cargoship-
sinks/2-1-627892 All 16 seafarers have been rescued after their general cargoship sank off
Indonesia on Tuesday.
Grounding of ABFC Roebuck Bay on Henry Reef, Queensland, on 30 September 2017.

Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB). 27 June 2019. Available from:
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/2017/mair/335-mo-2017-009/ On 30
September 2017, shortly after midnight, the Australian Border Force cutter Roebuck Bay grounded
on Henry Reef in the Great Barrier Reef, Queensland. Final Report
ENVIRONMENT
"A million threatened species? Thirteen questions and answers". By Andy Purvis.
Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES).
30 May 2019. Available from: https://www.ipbes.net/news/million-threatened-species-thirteen-
questions-answers The IPBES Global Assessment estimated that 1 million animal and plant
species are threatened with extinction.
World Meteorological Congress drives for more integrated earth systems strategy. World
Meteorological Organization. 30 May 2019. Available from: https://public.wmo.int/en/media/press-
release/world-meteorological-congress-drives-more-integrated-earth-systems-strategy Congress
agenda includes better weather, climate, water and related services, public-private partnerships,
observations and data exchange, research and capacity development.
LR attends UN meeting to collaborate on sustainable ocean principles. Lloyd's Register.

3 June 2019. Available from: https://www.lr.org/en/latest-news/un-meeting-sustainable-ocean-
principles/ LR will attend the 'High-Level Meeting on the Ocean' on 3 June, hosted by the Norwegian
government and the United Nations (UN) Global Compact, which takes place alongside Nor-Shipping
2019 in Oslo, Norway.
The private sector must take urgent action to stop the deterioration of ocean health, says
new report. UN Global Compact. 4 June 2019. Available from:
https://www.unglobalcompact.org/news/4449-06-03-2019 Ensuring a healthy, productive and
well-governed ocean provides significant opportunities for business and global economic growth.
Global Goals, Ocean Opportunities
We're working to enhance Nigeria's blue economy - Mrs Jean Anishere. By Ebele Orakpo.
Vanguard (Nigeria). 4 June 2019. Available from: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/06/were-
working-to-enhance-nigerias-blue-economy-mrs-jean-anishere/ Mrs Jean Chiazor Anishere is
the President of African Women in Maritime otherwise known as WimAfrica.
Norway sets out ambitious emission goals. By Linton Nightingale. Lloyd's List. 4 June 2019.
Available from: https://lloydslist.maritimeintelligence.informa.com/LL1127768/Norway-sets-out-
ambitious-emission-goals Prime minister Erna Solberg reveals Scandinavian country's plan to
cut greenhouse gas emissions from domestic shipping operations by half by 2030.

NIMASA seeks developing countries' support to harness blue economy. By Yusuf Babalola.
Leadership (Nigeria). 5 June 2019. Available from: https://leadership.ng/2019/06/05/nimasa-seeks-
developing-countries-support-to-harness-blue-economy/ The chairman of the Association of African
Maritime Administrations (AAMA), Dr Dakuku Peterside, has called on developed nations and
corporate bodies to support Africa and other developing nations to build capacity and regulatory
enforcement needed to maximise benefits of ocean economy.
A silent signal of distress: our ocean and air pollution. By Miao Wang.
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). 5 June 2019. Available from:
https://www.unenvironment.org/news-and-stories/story/silent-signal-distress-our-ocean-and-air-
pollution Our oceans are the largest carbon sink on the planet.
Marine sanctuary planned for island. By Sarah Lagan. Royal Gazette (Bermuda). 5 June 2019.
Available from: http://www.royalgazette.com/news/article/20190605/marine-sanctuary-planned-for-
island A marine protected area in Bermuda's waters looks to become a reality after the Government
signed an agreement to bolster ocean industry and conservation.
UN Environment official attacks agency's own carbon offsetting policy. By Natalie Sauer.
Climate Home News. 11 June 2019. Available from:
https://www.climatechangenews.com/2019/06/11/un-environment-official-attacks-agencys-carbon-
offsetting-policy/ UN Environment published an unusually stark critique of carbon offsetting on
Monday.
Restoring the Caribbean to the paradise it used to be. United Nations Environment
Programme (UNEP). 14 June 2019. Available from: https://www.unenvironment.org/news-and-
stories/story/restoring-caribbean-paradise-it-used-be When people think of the Caribbean, it's the
turquoise seas, clean beaches, coral reefs teeming with fish, turtles and balmy breezes that come
to mind.
Greenpeace activists 'reboard' after nine BP North Sea oil rig protest arrests.
By Martin Williams. Herald Scotland. 14 June 2019. Available from:
https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/17706193.nine-arrests-as-greenpeaces-bp-north-sea-oil-rig-
protest-ends/ Nine people have been arrested in connection with the occupation of an oil rig
which - but Greenpeace say their protest has not been brought to an end.
'Blue Economy means benefitting from seas efficiently'. By Zeynep Kahveci, Aysu Bicer, and
Sena Guler. Anadolu Agency (Turkey). 19 June 2019. Available from:
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/economy/blue-economy-means-benefitting-from-seas-efficiently/1508973
A Blue Economy means benefiting from the world's seas efficiently, and for that the seas must be
kept clean, according to a Turkish marine biologist.
'Gentlemen's agreement' could leave 1.5C science report out of formal UN talks.
By Chloé Farand. Climate Home News. 20 June 2019. Available from:
https://www.climatechangenews.com/2019/06/20/gentlemens-agreement-leave-1-5c-science-report-
formal-un-talks/ After pressure from Saudi Arabia, a major report on 1.5C faces being dropped from
formal negotiations in the science stream of UN climate talks.
Turkey moves to protect seas from invasive species. Daily Sabah (Turkey). 24 June 2019.
Available from: https://www.dailysabah.com/turkey/2019/06/24/turkey-moves-to-protect-seas-from-
invasive-species A surge in invasive species in Turkish seas has prompted the government to take
action to eradicate and prevent their migration.
How to collect 40 tons of plastic trash from the ocean in a month. By Ephrat Livni. Quartz.
24 June 2019. Available from: https://qz.com/1650745/gps-collected-40-tons-of-great-pacific-
garbage-patch-plastic/ Ghost nets float throughout the world's oceans.

Pacific Community's 49th CRGA and 11th Conference concludes with call for increased
investment in ocean science. Pacific Community (SPC). 24 June 2019. Available from:
https://www.spc.int/updates/news/media-release/2019/06/pacific-communitys-49th-crga-and-11th-
conference-concludes-with At the Pacific Community's 49th meeting of the Committee of
Representatives of Governments and Administrations (CRGA) and 11th Conference, SPC members
agreed to expand the Pacific Community Centre for Ocean Science (PCCOS), promote the Pacific
Data Hub, and call for donors and partners to make a greater investment in scientific research into
the impacts of changing climate on our oceans.
This is how China can be a friend to ocean conservation. By Douglas McCauley. World
Economic Forum. 25 June 2019. Available from: https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2019/06/oceans-
china-conservation/ An industrial revolution is beginning in the oceans.
Towards a zero-carbon future. By Taylor Johnson. Maersk. 26 June 2019. Available from:
https://www.maersk.com/news/articles/2019/06/26/towards-a-zero-carbon-future
A.P. Moller - Maersk is driving the progress towards a carbon-neutral future of transport and
logistics and calling on all industry players to join the global effort.
Experts alarmed by four endangered whale deaths: 'There's a bit of a panic'. By Michael
MacDonald. National Post (Canada). 26 June 2019. Available from:
https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/latest-right-whale-deaths-in-the-gulf-of-st-lawrence-alarming-
expert There are about 400 North Atlantic right whales left in the world, with deaths outpacing live
births.
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
Researchers focus on oil spill cleanup methods for use in Arctic waters. By Paul Withers.
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC). 1 June 2019. Available from:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/dalhousie-university-oil-spill-research-1.5158010
What if you could predict the path of an oil spill on the ocean surface like a weather forecast?
Why some countries are shipping back plastic waste. BBC News. 2 June 2019. Available from:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-48444874 A growing number of countries are taking a stand and
demanding that nations take back their waste.
Muffling the rumble. DNV GL. 3 June 2019. Available from: https://www.dnvgl.com/expert-
story/maritime-impact/QUIET-A-DNV-GL-class-notation-for-airborne-external-noise-from-ships.html
Minimizing noise emissions from berthing ships is in the operators' best interest to avoid higher port
fees and other disadvantages.
As more developing countries reject plastic waste exports, wealthy nations seek solutions
at home. By Kate O'Neill. The Conversation. 5 June 2019. Available from:
https://theconversation.com/as-more-developing-countries-reject-plastic-waste-exports-wealthy-
nations-seek-solutions-at-home-117163 Less than two years after China banned most imports
of scrap material from abroad, many of its neighbors are following suit.
Italian fishermen fight to rid the sea of plastic waste. Agence France-Presse. 5 June 2019.
Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqndUoGwU1g Over the last few weeks
several sperm whales have washed up on Italy's beaches, their stomachs full of plastic.
Humans unknowingly consume a lot of microplastics. University of Victoria (Canada).

5 June 2019. Available from: https://www.uvic.ca/news/media/2019+microplastics-consumption-
kierancox+media-release Plastic pollution is a massive problem for oceans and marine life.

Most plastic pollution in Mediterranean 'comes from France'. Radio France Internationale (RFI).
7 June 2019. Available from: http://en.rfi.fr/environment/20190607-most-plastic-pollution-
mediterranean-comes-france-wwf-report The Mediterranean is sick with plastic waste – and
France is largely to blame.
Flawed plastic system hits the Mediterranean Sea and its economy. WWF. 7 June 2019.
Available from: http://www.wwfmmi.org/newsroom/latest_news/?uNewsID=348053
All Mediterranean countries underperform in managing plastic waste, losing almost half a billion
euros per year and increasingly polluting their sea.
Stop the Flood of Plastic: How Mediterranean countries can save their sea
Europe's plastic waste sent home in toxic row. By Jo Harper. Deutsche Welle (Germany).
13 June 2019. Available from: https://www.dw.com/en/europes-plastic-waste-sent-home-in-toxic-
row/a-49157505 Europe's sustainability practices are world-leading, but some believe that what
has passed as recycling should actually be called liability shifting.
New study finds negligible environmental impact from accumulated wash water.
Clean Shipping Alliance 2020. 14 June 2019. Available from:
https://www.cleanshippingalliance2020.org/latest-news/new-study-finds-negligible-environmental-
impact-accumulated-wash-water The Clean Shipping Alliance (CSA) 2020 has welcomed the
preliminary results of an independent study presented by CE Delft, a research organisation in the
Netherlands specialising in environmental issues, indicating that accumulated concentrations of
exhaust gas cleaning systems (EGCS, or "scrubbers") wash water components are at very low
levels and well below applicable regulatory limits.
Why are Nike trainers washing up on beaches? By Hamish Mackay. BBC News. 19 June 2019.
Available from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-48464664 Over the past year, from Bermuda and
the Bahamas to Ireland and Orkney, hundreds of pairs of unworn shoes have washed up on
beaches.
Climate Crisis: Call for Immediate Ban on Heavy Fuel Oil Use by Arctic Shipping. Clean Arctic
Alliance. 19 June 2019. Available from: https://www.hfofreearctic.org/en/2019/06/19/climate-crisis-
call-for-immediate-ban-on-heavy-fuel-oil-use-by-arctic-shipping/ Responding to recent reports of the
latest emerging climate emergencies impacting the Arctic region, Dr Sian Prior, Lead Advisor to the
Clean Arctic Alliance, called on the global shipping industry to immediately reduce ship speed to cut
CO2 emissions globally, and reduce black carbon emissions by switching to cleaner fuels in the
Arctic [1,2].
National academies call for immediate action on air pollution. United Nations Environment
Programme (UNEP). 20 June 2019. Available from: https://www.unenvironment.org/news-and-
stories/story/national-academies-call-immediate-action-air-pollution Countries across the world
must urgently adopt emissions controls and air monitoring systems for the worst pollutants, if they
are to grapple with the growing problem of air pollution causing millions of deaths each year, five
national academies have said.
Picton air quality study will look at cruise ship emissions, woodburners. By Tracy Neal. Radio
New Zealand. 26 June 2019. Available from: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/393007/picton-
air-quality-study-will-look-at-cruise-ship-emissions-woodburners A study of Picton's air quality could
prompt changes for shipping, and for homeowners in the Marlborough harbour town.
Antarctica tour operators pledge to turn tide on plastics with new Waste-Reduction
Guidelines. International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators (IAATO). June 2019.
Available from: https://iaato.org/documents/10157/25111/World+Environment+Day+2019+-
+Clean+Seas+announcement.pdf/4e4cc013-a4cd-4b2b-a516-aeeac8cf637f Measures are
part of the International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators' commitment to the UN
Environment Clean Seas campaign to reduce plastic use and waste across their operations.
Reducing Waste - Guidelines for Visitors to Antarctica

IMO
Japan to test IMO-compliant bunker fuel from refiners on coastal ships soon.
By Takeo Kumagai. S&P Global Platts. 3 June 2019. Available from:
https://www.spglobal.com/platts/en/market-insights/latest-news/oil/060319-japan-to-test-imo-
compliant-bunker-fuel-from-refiners-on-coastal-ships-soon Japan's transport ministry intends
to run a trial soon to use bunker fuel from local refiners that complies with International Maritime
Organization's new sulfur limit on domestic coastal vessels, a ministry official told S&P Global Platts.
Stepping up on sanctions - evaluation of the meeting of the International Maritime

Organisation in March 2019. By Steve Osborne. King's College London. 5 June 2019.
Available from: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/news/stepping-up-on-sanctions-evaluation-of-the-meeting-of-
the-international-maritime-organisation-in-march-2019 At its 27-29 March 2019 session, the Legal
Committee of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) agreed that the IMO would work with
the U.N. Security Council to create a searchable database that would show vessels subject to U.N.
resolutions.
IMO in race against technology to develop autonomous shipping guidelines. By Michelle

Wiese Bockmann. Lloyd's List. 5 June 2019. Available from:
https://lloydslist.maritimeintelligence.informa.com/LL1127786/IMO-in-race-against-technology-to-
develop-autonomous-shipping-guidelines Proposals to agree the first set of interim guidelines for
autonomous shipping are now before the International Maritime Organization.
Top Singapore owners ready for IMO 2020, but still many questions and concerns.
By Marcus Hand. Seatrade Maritime News. 13 June 2019. Available from: www.seatrade-
maritime.com/news/asia/top-singapore-owners-ready-for-imo-2020-but-still-many-questions-and-
concerns.html A number of Singapore's top shipowners are ready for the transition to IMO 2020
low sulphur fuel with BW Group, Maersk Tankers, Pacific Carriers Ltd, AET, and Pacific International
Lines (PIL) all named at an industry seminar on Thursday.
MPA publishes second edition of Guides on IMO 2020. Maritime and Port Authority of
Singapore (MPA). 13 June 2019. Available from: https://www.mpa.gov.sg/web/portal/home/media-
centre/news-releases/detail/4c48dc7e-7661-4a5a-a07b-159d9ad3873b The Maritime and Port
Authority of Singapore (MPA), in collaboration with Singapore Shipping Association (SSA), has
published the second edition of two technical guides on the impending 0.5 per cent fuel oil global
sulphur limit by the International Maritime Organization (IMO).
IMO 2020: What's at stake. DHL International. 13 June 2019. Available from:
https://logisticsofthings.dhl/imo-2020-whats-at-stake/ The global maritime container sector and the
millions of customers that rely on ocean freight shipping services are bracing themselves for the start
of 2020.
Jamaica supports IMO gender equality campaign. By Peta-Gay Hodges. Jamaica Information
Service. 25 June 2019. Available from: https://jis.gov.jm/jamaica-supports-imo-gender-equality-
campaign/ Jamaica has lent its unwavering support to the International Maritime Organization
2019 campaign: 'I Am On Board With Gender Equality'.
New Study: Timely IMO 2020 compliance benefits U.S. economy; delay does not. Coalition for
American Energy Security. 26 June 2019. Available from:
https://americanenergysecurity.com/timely-imo-2020-compliance-benefits-economy/ Today Charles
River Associates (CRA) released a new economic analysis of the International Maritime
Organization's (IMO) 2020 fuel standards. Economic Analysis of IMO 2020 The Benefits to the U.S.
Economy of Full Participation and Compliance

Lack of 'ambition' threatens IMO emissions-reduction targets. By Jamey Bergman. LNG

World Shipping. 27 June 2019. Available from: https://www.lngworldshipping.com/news/view,lack-
of-ambition-threatens-imo-emissionsreduction-targets_58321.htm A "clear gap" in shipping's
development of low-carbon and zero-carbon fuels and technologies is threatening to derail IMO
efforts to curb industry emissions.
LAW & POLICY

Judge asked to delay decision in Carnival pollution case. By Michael Juliano. TradeWinds.
31 May 2019. Available from: https://www.tradewindsnews.com/passengerships/1796815/judge-
asked-to-delay-decision-in-carnival-pollution-case Small group wants to be heard on proposed
settlement to dismiss cruise major's probation for environmental wrongdoing.
Russian Captain acquitted of MARPOL violations in U.S. By Mike Schuler. gCaptain.

31 May 2019. Available from: https://gcaptain.com/russian-captain-acquitted-of-marpol-violations-in-
us/ A jury in the Western District of Louisiana has acquitted the Russian Master of an oil tanker on
all charges related to illegal discharges from the vessel.
Carnival will pay $20m over pollution from its cruise ships. By Curt Anderson.
https://www.apnews.com/ad20b2dc27e74cc1a50bda71c7e30042 Carnival Corp. reached a
settlement Monday with federal prosecutors in which the world's largest cruise line agreed to pay
a $20 million penalty because its ships continued to pollute the oceans despite a previous criminal
conviction aimed at curbing similar conduct.
Princess Cruise Lines and its Parent Company plead guilty to environmental probation
violations, ordered to pay $20 million criminal penalty. US Department of Justice. 3 June 2019.
Available from: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/princess-cruise-lines-and-its-parent-company-plead-
guilty-environmental-probation-violations Today, Princess Cruise Lines Ltd. (Princess) and its
parent, Carnival Cruise Lines & plc (together "Carnival") were ordered to pay a $20 million criminal
penalty and will be subject to enhanced supervision after admitting to violations of probation
attributable to senior Carnival management in a case in which Princess had already paid $40 million.
France jails imam over Channel migrant crossings. BBC News. 3 June 2019. Available from:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-48507260 A French court has sentenced an imam
to two years in prison for helping migrants try to cross the English Channel in inflatable boats.
The M/T "San Padre Pio" Case (Switzerland V. Nigeria), provisional measures.
International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS). 3 June 2019. Available from:
https://www.itlos.org/fileadmin/itlos/documents/press_releases_english/PR_286_En.pdf Hearing
to be held on 21 and 22 June 2019.
Finland to be carbon neutral by 2035. One of the fastest targets ever set. By Megan Darby.
Climate Home News. 3 June 2019. Available from:
https://www.climatechangenews.com/2019/06/03/finland-carbon-neutral-2035-one-fastest-targets-
ever-set/ Finland will go carbon neutral by 2035, under a coalition deal published on Monday, setting
one of the world's earliest timelines for reaching that mark.
With coordinated effort, countries gain against illegal fishing. By Dawn Borg Costanzi.
Pew Charitable Trusts. 4 June 2019. Available from: https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-
analysis/articles/2019/06/04/with-coordinated-effort-countries-gain-against-illegal-fishing The fight
against a global, multibillion-dollar-a-year illicit activity can be painstakingly slow.

Blue Opportunities; The Norwegian Government's Updated Ocean Strategy.

Government of Norway. 4 June 2019. Available from:
https://www.regjeringen.no/globalassets/departementene/nfd/dokumenter/strategier/nfd_havstrategi_
2019_engelsk.pdf The Government's ocean policy shall enable the potential for further
sustainable job and value creation in the ocean industries, which represent a large percentage
of value creation and employment in the Norwegian economy.
Politics, environmental issues mire Venice cruise ship 'solution'. By Luca Peruzzi.
Seatrade Cruise News. 4 June 2019. Available from: http://www.seatrade-cruise.com/news/news-
headlines/politics-environmental-issues-mire-venice-cruise-ship-solution.html Since 2014, there has
been a stalemate over cruise ships transiting the Venice Lagoon via the Giudecca Canal and San
Marco Basin.
Greenpeace Africa welcomes Tanzania's move to ban plastic bags. By Hellen Dena.
Greenpeace International. 4 June 2019. Available from:
https://www.greenpeace.org/africa/en/press/7128/greenpeace-africa-welcomes-tanzanias-move-to-
ban-plastic-bags/ Tanzania has announced a nationwide ban on the use of plastic bags starting from
June 1, 2019.
UN agencies urge stronger efforts to stop illegal fishing. By Elaine Kurtenbach.

https://www.apnews.com/90ae4ccf7b894ed4a47ee2afd298f029 Major United Nations agencies
are urging key fishing nations to join efforts to fight illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing.
National fleet will help Nigerians lift crude - Dakuku. Nigerian Maritime Administration
and Safety Agency (NIMASA). 6 June 2019. Available from: https://www.nimasa.gov.ng/press-
center/post/national-fleet-will-help-nigerians-lift-crude-dakuku Nigerians will be able to lift its
country's crude oil for export immediately the national fleet comes into operation, the Director
General of NIMASA, Dr. Dakuku Peterside has said.
Switzerland sues Nigeria over detained Vessel. This Day (Nigeria). 6 June 2019. Available from:
https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2019/06/06/switzerland-sues-nigeria-over-detained-vessel/
The Swiss authorities have filed a suit against Nigeria at the international court over the detention
of San Padre Pio, its vessel.
Clean policies underpin maritime future. By John Daly. Irish Examiner. 6 June 2019.
Available from: https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/business/clean-policies-underpin-
maritime-future-929127.html The celebration tomorrow of World Oceans Day underlines the major
role they play as the lungs of our planet, providing most of the oxygen we breathe.
Blue bonds: What they are, and how they can help the oceans. World Economic Forum.
6 June 2019. Available from: https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2019/06/world-oceans-day-blue-
bonds-can-help-guarantee-the-oceans-wealth/ Seventy-one percent of the Earth's surface is ocean,
and billions of people depend on the oceans for their livelihoods.
Global Goals, Ocean Opportunities - reflections on public and private ocean governance.
By Kim Jefferies and Erika Lindholm. Gard. 7 June 2019. Available from:
http://www.gard.no/web/updates/content/27768522/global-goals-ocean-opportunities-reflections-on-
public-and-private-ocean-governance Now that the Ocean Opportunities Report has been finished,
Gard's contributors reflect on what they learned along the way.
Sovcomflot, NOVATEK, COSCO, Silk Road Fund sign joint venture agreement. Sovcomflot.
7 June 2019. Available from: http://sovcomflot.ru/en/press_office/press_releases/item101590.html
During the 2019 St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, PJSC NOVATEK, PAO Sovcomflot,
China's COSCO SHIPPING Corporation Limited, and the Silk Road Fund Co., Ltd, signed a four-
party agreement to establish a joint venture Maritime Arctic Transport LLC.

Gender parity has a huge role to play in the fight to save our oceans. By Peter Thomson and
Isabella Lövin. World Economic Forum. 7 June 2019. Available from:
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2019/06/gender-parity-has-a-huge-role-to-play-in-the-fight-to-save-
our-oceans/ In the coastal state of Odisha, India, women farmers have turned a crisis into an
opportunity.
How to surf the green wave - and get a Green New Deal for transport. Transport & Environment.
7 June 2019. Available from: https://www.transportenvironment.org/newsroom/blog/how-surf-green-
wave-%E2%80%93-and-get-green-new-deal-transport The election result is undeniably good news
for the green agenda.
John Kerry: 'World leaders not doing enough to protect oceans'. By Kevin O'Sullivan.
Irish Times. 9 June 2019. Available from: https://www.irishtimes.com/news/environment/john-kerry-
world-leaders-not-doing-enough-to-protect-oceans-1.3919947 Ireland and other countries across
the world are failing to play their part in adequately preventing the destruction of oceans, which is
contributing to climate change, former US secretary of state John Kerry has said.
Israel Navy arrests stowaway who set fire to Turkish ship in Haifa - watch.
By Anna Ahronheim. Jerusalem Post. 10 June 2019. Available from:
https://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Merchant-ship-set-on-fire-offshore-of-Haifa-591938 The Israel
Navy arrested a stowaway aboard a Turkish merchant ship on Sunday after the man attempted to
set the vessel ablaze outside Haifa Port.
World Oceans Day: Seychellois women encouraged to dive deeper into sea work.
By Sharon Ernesta. Seychelles News Agency. 10 June 2019. Available from:
http://www.seychellesnewsagency.com/articles/11115/World+Oceans+Day+Seychellois+women+en
couraged+to+dive+deeper+into+sea+work Seychellois women are being encouraged to take a more
active role in the ownership of oceans this June 8, World Oceans Day, which this year carries with it
a gender-equality dimension.
Ireland's ocean economy on course to achieve 2020 target. National University of Ireland,
Galway. 10 June 2019. Available from: https://www.nuigalway.ie/about-us/news-and-events/news-
archive/2019/june/-irelands-ocean-economy-on-course-to-achieve-2020-target-1.html NUI Galway's
Socio-Economic Marine Research Unit (SEMRU) has released its latest update on the performance
of Ireland's Ocean Economy. Ireland's Ocean Economy - June 2019
Should we fertilize oceans or seed clouds? No one knows. By Philip Boyd and Chris Vivian.
Nature. 11 June 2019. Available from: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-01790-7
Gather scientific evidence on the feasibility and risks of marine geoengineering to guide regulation
of research, advise Philip Boyd and Chris Vivian.
WMO adopts new ocean agenda. World Meteorological Organization (WMO). 11 June 2019.
Available from: https://public.wmo.int/en/media/press-release/wmo-adopts-new-ocean-agenda
The World Meteorological Congress has approved a new collaborative framework on the ocean to
streamline and enhance WMO ocean activities, boost inter-agency coordination and cooperation,
and contribute to the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development 2021-2030.
Theresa May sets Britain on early path to shipping decarbonisation. By Sam Chambers.
Splash 247.com. 12 June 2019. Available from: https://splash247.com/theresa-may-sets-britain-on-
early-path-to-shipping-decarbonisation/ Theresa May, the embattled departing British prime minister,
ensured today her legacy will not solely be remembered by her failure to handle the country's exit
from the European Union.
Climate change: UK government to commit to 2050 target. By Roger Harrabin. BBC News.
12 June 2019. Available from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-48596775
Greenhouse gas emissions in the UK will be cut to almost zero by 2050, under the terms of a new
government plan to tackle climate change.

Government failure to ratify landmark fishing agreement deemed 'incredibly embarrassing' by

man whose father died in tragedy. By Ralph Riegel. Independent (Ireland). 12 June 2019.
Available from: https://bit.ly/2JcgV05 Government ministers have been accused of paying lip-service
to maritime safety and the protection of emergency service personnel by failing to ratify a landmark
fishing agreement or even attend a major United Nations marine safety conference.
S. Korea, Norway to hold summit on peace, future ships, hydrogen use. By Lee Chi-dong.
Yonhap News Agency (South Korea). 13 June 2019. Available from:
https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20190613005200315 The leaders of South Korea and Norway will
hold talks Thursday on broadening bilateral partnerships on hydrogen energy use and eco-friendly,
future-generation shipbuilding, Cheong Wa Dae said.
World Economic Forum and UN Sign Strategic Partnership Framework. By Alem Tedeneke.
World Economic Forum. 13 June 2019. Available from:
https://www.weforum.org/press/2019/06/world-economic-forum-and-un-sign-strategic-partnership-
framework The UN-Forum Partnership was signed in a meeting held at UN headquarters between
UN Secretary-General António Guterres and World Economic Founder and Executive Chairman
Klaus Schwab to accelerate the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
What impact could oil tanker attacks have on global economy? By Phillip Inman.
The Guardian. 13 June 2019. Available from:
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/jun/13/what-impact-could-oil-tanker-attacks-have-on-
global-economy-gulf-oman Attacks targeting two oil tankers in the strait of Hormuz on Thursday
followed strikes against four ships a month ago.
China and South Korea agree on ballast water exchange rules. By Ashok Srinivasan. BIMCO.
14 June 2019. Available from: https://www.bimco.org/news/environment-protection/20190614-
china-and-south-korea-agree-on-ballast-water-exchange-rules There is some good news for
international ships, which are flying either a Republic of Korean flag (South Korea) or a Chinese
five-star flag, sailing between China and South Korea.
The current Norwegian Barents Sea oil spill risk governance framework would need
considerable remodelling. By Tuuli Parviainen. Phys.Org. 14 June 2019. Available from:
https://phys.org/news/2019-06-current-norwegian-barents-sea-oil.html A recent case study from the
University of Helsinki examines different ways of framing oil spill risks with regard to the Norwegian
Barents Sea where new areas have been recently opened for oil exploration and exploitation.
G20 agrees to tackle ocean plastic waste. By Yuka Obayashi. Reuters. 16 June 2019.
Available from: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-g20-japan-energy-environment/g20-agrees-to-
tackle-ocean-plastic-waste-idUSKCN1TH0B3 Group of 20 environment ministers agreed on Sunday
to adopt a new implementation framework for actions to tackle the issue of marine plastic waste on a
global scale, the Japanese government said after hosting the two-day ministerial meeting.
Small Agencies Work Together to Protect Environment from Ship Waste. By Bernetia Akin.
Coastal News Today. 17 June 2019. Available from: https://www.coastalnewstoday.com/post/small-
agencies-work-together-to-protect-environment-from-ship-waste The Virgin Islands relies on a tiny
force of individuals to guard it against potential environmental damage from any of the hundreds of
cruise ships and other commercial vessels that visit its shores annually – but that line is reinforced
by a bulwark of international convention and U.S. controls and authority.
UN oceans treaty 'essential' to combat 'unprecedented pressure' on the world's seas - UN

chief. UN News. 17 June 2019. Available from: https://news.un.org/en/story/2019/06/1040641
The oceans are not only under "unprecedented pressure" due to climate change, but "half of all living
coral has been lost in the past 150 years", United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said
on Monday, addressing the latest gathering of nations which are party to the UN Convention on the
Law of the Sea.

Black Sea: Council adopts conclusions. Council of the European Union. 17 June 2019.
Available from: https://bit.ly/2RU0hoT The Council reaffirms its long-standing commitment to
fostering prosperity, stability, and resilience in the Black Sea area.
Council Conclusions on the EU's engagement to the Black Sea regional cooperation
'We need Brexit certainty', says maritime leader Sir Michael Bibby in plea to politicians.
By Tony McDonough. Liverpool Business News. 17 June 2019. Available from:
https://lbndaily.co.uk/need-brexit-certainty-says-maritime-leader-sir-michael-bibby-plea-politicians/
Sir Michael Bibby, president of UK Chamber of Shipping and former CEO of Bibby Group, was
speaking at a major national industry conference held at Liverpool.
Illegal fishing by foreign trawlers costs Ghana $50m a year, researchers say. By Kate Hodal.
The Guardian. 17 June 2019. Available from:
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/jun/17/illegal-fishing-by-foreign-trawlers-costs-
ghana-50-million-dollars-a-year-researchers-say Illegal fishing by foreign trawlers is decimating
Ghana's fish populations and costing the country's economy tens of millions of dollars a year,
according to researchers.
Stole at Sea: How illegal 'saiko' fishing is fuelling the collapse of Ghana's fisheries.
Environmental Justice Foundation. 17 June 2019. Available from:
https://ejfoundation.org/resources/downloads/Stolen-at-sea_06_2019.pdf Saiko is the local name
for illegal fish trans-shipments in Ghana, where industrial trawlers transfer frozen fish to specially
adapted canoes out at sea.
Three officers arrested in arson case involving Grimaldi's Grande Europa. By Nicola Capuzzo.
Splash 247.com. 18 June 2019. Available from: https://splash247.com/three-officers-arrested-in-
arson-case-involving-grimaldis-grande-europa/ Three officers of the Grimaldi Group who were on
the Grande Europa conro ship which caught fire while transiting off the island of Mallorca last month
have been arrested in Spain for alleged arson.
European Policies Create New Dangers on Mediterranean. By Steffen Lüdke, Maximilian

Popp, Jan Puhl, and Raniah Salloum. Spiegel Online (Germany). 18 June 2019. Available from:
https://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/european-policy-leads-to-migrant-drownings-in-the-
mediterranean-a-1272521.html The Alan Kurdi, a ship belonging to Sea Eye, a German sea-rescue
organization, was bobbing up and down between Lampedusa, in Italy, and Malta.
Spring-boarding from Ocean Conservation to Sustainable Development: The Barcelona

Convention. By Gaetano Leone. International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD).
19 June 2019. Available from: http://sdg.iisd.org/commentary/guest-articles/spring-boarding-from-
ocean-conservation-to-sustainable-development-the-barcelona-convention/ The Barcelona
Convention, adopted in 1976 and amended in 1995, as the legally-binding component of the
Mediterranean Action Plan (MAP), is the first regional seas convention under the auspices of
UN Environment Programme, providing for the protection of the marine and coastal environment
of the Mediterranean.
ECSA organises workshop on the shipping industry's interests in the UN negotiations on

international ocean governance. European Community Shipowners' Associations (ECSA).
20 June 2019. Available from: https://www.ecsa.eu/news/ecsa-organises-workshop-shipping-
industrys-interests-un-negotiations-international-ocean The next negotiating round on a new global
legally-binding instrument to protect marine diversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction (BBNJ)
under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) will take place in August 2019.
ECSA Position Paper

Black and Caspian Sea project conducts exercise on oil spill pollution response.
EU Neighbours. 20 June 2019. Available from: https://euneighbours.eu/en/east/stay-
informed/news/black-and-caspian-sea-project-conducts-exercise-oil-spill-pollution Responding to
oil spill pollution was the topic of a seminar and practical exercise organised in the Bulgarian port
of Varna on 12–14 June for participants from several countries, including Azerbaijan, Georgia, the
Republic of Moldova and Ukraine.
Portuguese Shipping Company pleads guilty to falsifying oil record book and obstruction.
US Department of Justice. 20 June 2019. Available from:
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/portuguese-shipping-company-pleads-guilty-falsifying-oil-record-book-
and-obstruction Today, Portline Bulk International S.A. pleaded guilty in federal court in Charleston,
South Carolina, to one count of violating the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships and one count of
Obstruction.
More arrests as US authorities take action against MSC. By Sam Chambers. Splash 247.com.
21 June 2019. Available from: https://splash247.com/more-arrests-as-us-authorities-take-action-
against-msc/ Investigators have found more cocaine than initially reported onboard the MSC
Gayane with further arrests in one of the largest drugs busts in recent American history.
MSC has customs certification suspended after large cocaine discovery on ship.
By Christian Carlsen. ShippingWatch. 21 June 2019. Available from:
https://shippingwatch.com/secure/carriers/Container/article11458366.ece Following a large
discovery of cocaine, MSC has had a special customs partnership, in which customs authorities
in the US are less inclined to inspect the liner company's cargoes, temporarily suspended.
A Sustainable Future for the Blue Pacific: Address by Ambassador Peter Thomson, UNSG's
Special Envoy for the Ocean. Pacific Community (SPC). 21 June 2019. Available from:
https://www.spc.int/updates/news/speeches/2019/06/a-sustainable-future-for-the-blue-pacific-
address-by-ambassador-peter I am particularly pleased to be here in Noumea a year ahead of
the next UN Ocean Conference that will be held in Lisbon, 2-6 June 2020, because it gives me the
opportunity to thank representatives of the Pacific Islands for spearheading the mandating of both
the 2017 and the 2020 UN Ocean Conferences.
Making The Blue Economy A Sustainable Reality. By Natalie Parletta. Forbes. 21 June 2019.
Available from: https://www.forbes.com/sites/natalieparletta/2019/06/21/making-the-blue-economy-
a-sustainable-reality "Blue Economy" has become a popular buzz word over the past decade.
Norway's government wants to halve shipping's emissions already by 2030. By Simon Valeur.
ShippingWatch. 21 June 2019. Available from:
https://shippingwatch.com/secure/regulation/article11459026.ece With a new plan of action, the
Norwegian government will work to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases from the country's
shipping sector by 50 percent already in 2030 – two decades before the target set by the IMO
comes into force.
The oil tanker Moratorium Act receives Royal Assent. Government of Canada. 21 June 2019.
Available from: https://www.canada.ca/en/transport-canada/news/2019/06/the-oil-tanker-
moratorium-act-receives-royal-assent.html Canada is fortunate to have some of the most
spectacular coastlines in the world, serving as a home to rich biodiversity and precious ecosystems.
Blue economy's sustainability will be guaranteed by the women in leadership positions.

Namibia Economist. 21 June 2019. Available from: https://economist.com.na/45063/human-
resources/blue-economys-sustainability-will-be-guaranteed-by-the-women-in-leadership-positions/
Being on board with gender equality is more than just a slogan for Etosha Fishing who prizes the
contribution from the three women in its management team, and the majority women working on
this fishing company's factory floor.

Aviation must make more effort to go greener - or like shipping, it will be made to.
By Alex Lennane. The Loadstar. 21 June 2019. Available from: https://theloadstar.com/aviation-
must-make-more-effort-to-go-greener-or-like-shipping-it-will-be-made-to/ Shipping and aviation are
worlds apart in the way the sectors are facing up to their emissions.
Will Italy prosecute officials for the 2013 shipwreck disaster? By Alessio Perrone. Aljazeera.
23 June 2019. Available from: https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/italy-prosecute-officials-
2013-shipwreck-disaster-190623073318553.html At least 268 people - mostly Syrian
refugees - died in the Lampedusa shipwreck in October 2013, including 60 children.
Switzerland demands UN tribunal orders release of tanker and crew in Nigeria. By Gary Dixon.
TradeWinds. 23 June 2019. Available from: https://www.tradewindsnews.com/legal/switzerland-
demands-un-tribunal-orders-release-of-tanker-and-crew-in-nigeria/2-1-626197 Switzerland has
petitioned a UN tribunal to release an ABC Maritime tanker and senior crew detained in Nigeria
since January 2018.
ASEAN symposium on Single Window looks to enhance regional trade efficiency. Association
of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). 24 June 2019. Available from: https://asean.org/asean-
symposium-single-window-looks-enhance-regional-trade-efficiency/ The ASEAN Secretariat,
together with ASEAN-USAID Inclusive Growth in ASEAN through Innovation, Trade and
E-Commerce, and the ASEAN Business Advisory Council, held the fourth symposium on the
ASEAN Single Window (ASW) and National Single Windows in Bangkok today, bringing together
80 participants including government officials, leaders in the private sector, and trading community
representatives from all ASEAN Member States.
Security Council urges 'maximum restraint' around Gulf region as Iran and United States
trade diplomatic blows in New York. UN News. 24 June 2019. Available from:
https://news.un.org/en/story/2019/06/1041211 There is a need for "genuine regional dialogue" to
address rising tensions in the Gulf, Iran's Ambassador to the United Nations said on Monday, calling
on Secretary-General António Guterres "to play a role" in bringing countries to the table.
UK becomes first major economy to pass net zero emissions law. UK Government.
27 June 2019. Available from: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-becomes-first-major-
economy-to-pass-net-zero-emissions-law New target will require the UK to bring all greenhouse
gas emissions to net zero by 2050.
The voyage to curb marine pollution. By Mike Hughes. Forbes. 27 June 2019. Available from:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/mikehughes1/2019/06/27/the-voyage-to-curb-marine-pollution/
When we think about transport, planes, trains and automobiles are the three modes that most
readily spring to mind.
Major regional fisheries management organizations to take part in the Global Fishery Forum.
TASS Russian News Agency. 27 June 2019. Available from: https://tass.com/press-
releases/1065834 Representatives of major international fisheries management organizations will
take part in the III Global Fishery Forum in St. Petersburg, including the North East Atlantic Fisheries
Commission, the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea, the North Pacific Anadromous
Fish Commission, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, and the Commission
for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources.
Cruise industry makes sulphur promise as Govt drags heels on MARPOL. Stuff (New Zealand).
28 June 2019. Available from: https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/113847998/cruise-industry-makes-
sulphur-promise-as-govt-drags-heels-on-marpol All international cruise ships coming into New
Zealand next year will be on lower emission fuels, but the Government can't take any of the credit.

Trump, Abe reaffirm Japan-US coordination on security challenges on Iran. By Takeo

Kumagai and Meghan Gordon. S&P Global Platts. 28 June 2019. Available from:
https://www.spglobal.com/platts/en/market-insights/latest-news/oil/062819-trump-abe-reaffirm-japan-
us-coordination-on-security-challenges-on-iran US President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime
Minister Shinzo Abe reaffirmed their commitment Friday to the US-Japan coordination on shared
security challenges including on Iran, the White House said, just days after the US president called
on Japan to protect its own ships in the Strait of Hormuz.
Singapore port authority suspends bunker craft licence of Inter-Pacific Petroleum.

By Roslan Khasawneh. Reuters. 28 June 2019. Available from: https://reut.rs/2xstP3x
Singapore's Maritime Port Authority (MPA) has suspended the bunker craft operator licence
of Inter-Pacific Petroleum Pte Ltd, the MPA said in a statement on Thursday.
Federal officials announce stricter shipping rules following the deaths of six endangered
right whales. By Matthew Lapierre. Globe and Mail (Canada). 28 June 2019. Available from:
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-federal-officials-announce-stricter-shipping-rules-
following-the/ As climate change warmed the deep waters off the coast of Nova Scotia and Maine,
endangered North Atlantic right whales headed out to sea in greater numbers searching for plankton.
MARINE TECHNOLOGY
Winners announced in $7M Shell Ocean Discovery XPRIZE for advancements in autonomous
ocean exploration. XPRIZE Foundation. 31 May 2019. Available from:
https://www.xprize.org/prizes/ocean-discovery/articles/ocean-discovery-winners-announced
Today, XPRIZE, the global leader in designing and operating incentive competitions to solve
humanity's grand challenges, has announced winners in the $7M Shell Ocean Discovery XPRIZE,
a global competition to advance ocean technologies for rapid, unmanned and high-resolution ocean
exploration and discovery.
KONGSBERG and DNV GL team up for maritime digitalization. Kongsberg. 4 June 2019.
Available from: https://www.kongsberg.com/digital/news-and-media/news-archive/2019/kongsberg-
and-dnv-gl-team-up-for-maritime-digitalization/ DNV GL and KONGSBERG have signed a
memorandum of understanding with the ambition to help bring about digitalization of the maritime
industry and greatly enhance customer benefit and ease.
Marine accident investigation technology. BBC World Service. 4 June 2019. Available from:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3csy668 Marine accident investigation – can tech determine
why a cruise ship crashed in a Venetian port?
DNV GL, Kongsberg and Subsea7 finish DP remote digital survey pilot. DNV GL. 6 June 2019.
Available from: https://www.dnvgl.com/news/dnv-gl-kongsberg-and-subsea7-finish-dp-remote-
digital-survey-pilot-149147 Classification society DNV GL, Kongsberg Maritime and Subsea7 have
successfully concluded the pilot testing of Kongsberg Maritime's (KM) DP Digital Survey (KMDS)
application on board the Subsea7 vessel Seven Kestrel.
Autonomy ahoy: Shipping industry moves toward crewless vessels. By Malcolm Ramsay.
Automotive Logistics. 10 June 2019. Available from:
https://www.automotivelogistics.media/autonomy-ahoy-shipping-industry-moves-toward-crewless-
vessels/38453.article Autonomous vehicles have been attracting a lot of attention as the automotive
industry pushes towards future mobility.

MARITIME LAW: Autonomous ships: 2019 update and the future. DCN - Daily Cargo
News (Australia). 11 June 2019. Available from: https://www.thedcn.com.au/maritime-law-
autonomous-ships-2019-update-and-the-future/ Regulation of autonomous vessels and legislation
dealing with their safety, manning and operation remain a particular challenge both nationally and
internationally.
Autonomous vessels challenge P&I insurers. By Paul Grehan. Maritime Digitalisation &
Communications. 13 June 2019. Available from:
https://www.marinemec.com/news/view,autonomous-vessels-challenge-pi-insurers_58146.htm
Insurers will be challenged as more autonomous vessels are developed, says Shipowners' Club's
Paul Grehan.
Open-loop scrubbers, science and the Japan report. By Greg Atkinson. Splash 247.com.
14 June 2019. Available from: https://splash247.com/open-loop-scrubbers-science-and-the-japan-
report/ Greg Atkinson from Japan's Eco Marine Power takes issue with the Japanese government's
approval of open-loop scrubbers.
"In Limbo" - Poor identification of Missing Leaves Bereaved Families of Mediterranean

Migrants. International Organization for Migration (IOM). 14 June 2019. Available from:
https://www.iom.int/news/limbo-poor-identification-missing-leaves-bereaved-families-mediterranean-
migrants A new briefing from IOM's Global Migration Data Analysis Centre (GMDAC) shows that
thousands of people lost in the Central Mediterranean crossing have not been identified.
DSME to develop digital ships through partnership. By Trine Vestergaard. ShippingWatch.

17 June 2019. Available from: https://shippingwatch.com/secure/suppliers/article11447698.ece
South Korean shipbuilding yard DSME is part of a new partnership to develop digital ships, which
are virtual copies of original ships.
0.50% Sulfur Cap Couldn't Happen in 2020 Without Scrubbers: Strang. Ship & Bunker.
18 June 2019. Available from: https://shipandbunker.com/news/world/569720-050-sulfur-cap-
couldnt-happen-in-2020-without-scrubbers-strang The move to lower the global sulfur cap for marine
fuel to 0.50% in 2020 could not have happened without scrubbers, says Carnival Corporation's Tom
Strang, Senior Vice President Maritime Affairs.
Autonomous shipping alliance membership One Sea swells. By Catherine Austin.

Safety at Sea. 19 June 2019. Available from: https://safetyatsea.net/news/2019/autonomous-
shipping-alliance-membership-one-sea-swells/ Autonomous shipping is a topic that raises an
equal mixture of support and contention in the maritime industry.
First Cargo Community System Integration of Blockchain Technology. Maritime Executive.

20 June 2019. Available from: https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/first-cargo-community-
system-integration-of-blockchain-technology Cargo community provider MGI has worked with
Thales to integrate blockchain technology into its Ci5 Cargo Community System so that clients can
act as trusted third parties when key statuses are validated for the release of goods from shipping
terminals.
The irresponsible distortion of science muddying the open loop scrubber debate.
Pacific Green Technologies Group. 25 June 2019. Available from:
www.pacificgreentechnologies.com/articles/irresponsible-distortion-science-muddying-open-loop-
scrubber-debate/ A recent report released by Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport
and Tourism (MLIT) concludes that the operation of open loop scrubbers with high sulphur fuel oil
is not only safe, it is also preferable to burning low sulphur fuel alone.

News: Smart Sound Plymouth to support next generation of marine technologies.

Maritime UK. 26 June 2019. Available from: https://www.maritimeuk.org/media-centre/news/news-
smart-sound-plymouth-support-next-generation-marine-technologies/ The Marine Business
Technology Centre has officially launched Smart Sound Plymouth, a proving area for designing,
testing and developing cutting edge products and services for the advanced marine sector.
New Swedish study: Open-loop scrubbers produce significant pollution.

By Christian Carlsen. ShippingWatch. 26 June 2019. Available from:
https://shippingwatch.com/secure/regulation/article11468213.ece A new study by the
Swedish Environmental Research Institute has tested wash water from open-loop scrubbers.
Why we will never see fully autonomous commercial ships. By David Dubay.
Maritime Digitalisation & Communications. 26 June 2019. Available from:
https://www.marinemec.com/news/view,why-we-will-never-see-fully-autonomous-commercial-
ships_58300.htm In recent years, the prospect of fully autonomous vessels has become a hot topic
for commercial shipping, but the world will never see fully autonomous transoceanic commercial
cargo ships, says USCG Commander David Dubay.
MPA spearheads GeoSpace-Sea initiative to harness and integrate Singapore's marine and
coastal data. Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA). 28 June 2019. Available from:
https://www.mpa.gov.sg/web/portal/home/media-centre/news-releases/detail/a355fd80-644f-4f98-
bd07-a0f248acbb4d In conjunction with the World Hydrography Day 2019, Dr Lam Pin Min, Senior
Minister of State for Transport and Health, today announced the launch of GeoSpace-Sea, a new
National Marine Spatial Data Infrastructure.
Scrubbers: Closing the loop; Activity 3. Summary; Environmental analysis of marine exhaust
gas scrubbers on two Stena Line ships. IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute. 2018.
Available from: https://www.ivl.se/english/startpage/pages/publications/publication.html?id=5737
This is a summary and a joint analysis of four studies on environmental aspects of the use of exhaust
gas SO2 -scrubbers on ships. Study
MARITIME EDUCATION & TRAINING

Filipino seafarers in trouble as PH's maritime education fails to meet int'l standard, EU warns.
By Roy Mabasa. Manila Bulletin. 4 June 2019. Available from:
https://news.mb.com.ph/2019/06/04/filipino-seafarers-in-trouble-as-phs-maritime-education-fails-to-
meet-intl-standard-eu-warns/ The European Union (EU) on Tuesday warned the Philippines on the
"pressing issue" that Filipino mariners are facing as an offshoot of the failure of the country's
maritime schools to meet international standards.
47 students graduate from Malta-based maritime law institute. Times of Malta. 16 June 2019.
Available from: https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/47-students-graduate-from-malta-based-
maritime-law-institute.714160 Students from 35 different countries graduated as international
maritime law professionals following their end of studies from the International Maritime Law Institute.
'Liberia, Maritime Education and Training Must Be Driven by an Unrelenting Impetus' -

Captain Hill. By Alaskai Moore Johnson. Front Page Africa (Liberia). 17 June 2019. Available
from: https://frontpageafricaonline.com/education/liberia-maritime-education-and-training-must-be-
driven-by-an-unrelenting-impetus-captain-hill/ If Liberia must attain gainful and sustainable rewards
from its maritime industry, there must be unrelenting impetus as the driving force for Liberia's
Maritime Education and Training says Captain Armett Epaproditus Hill, Harbor Master National Port
Authority while serving as Keynote Speaker at the World Maritime University Alumni Association
Liberia Chapter roundtable discussion on the theme "The Importance of Maritime Education in
Liberia" Tuesday, 14th May 2019 at the Millennium Guest House and Suites Congo Town, Liberia.

UoN to establish Institute for Blue Economy and Ocean Studies. University of Nairobi (Kenya).
26 June 2019. Available from: https://www.uonbi.ac.ke/content/uon-establish-institute-blue-
economy-and-ocean-studies Plans are underway to establish the University of Nairobi Institute for
Blue Economy and Ocean Studies (UoN-IBEOS).
State organises maritime education, training for blue economy. By Christine Muchira.
Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC). 27 June 2019. Available from: https://www.kbc.co.ke/state-
maritime-training-blue-economy/ The Ministry of Transport, Infrastructure, Housing, Urban
Development and Public Works, through the State Department for Shipping and Maritime, has
organized a two day workshop that will focus on Maritime Education and Training (MET) in Kenya.
MARITIME SAFETY
Shipping losses lowest this century, but incident numbers remain high.
Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty. 4 June 2019. Available from:
https://www.allianz.com/en/press/news/studies/190604_Allianz-AGCS-shipping-review-2019.html
Safety and Shipping Review 2019: 46 large ships lost worldwide in 2018, down by a record 50
percent annually and 55 percent below the 10-year average of 104.
AGCS Safety & Shipping Review 2019
DNV GL releases update to bulk liquefaction guideline. DNV GL. 4 June 2019. Available from:
https://www.dnvgl.com/news/dnv-gl-releases-update-to-bulk-liquefaction-guideline-149157
Classification society DNV GL has released an updated version of its bulk liquefaction guideline
at the Nor-Shipping trade fair this week.
RCL, Wärtsilä, and DNV GL announce Navigator of the Seas to feature industry first fire
prevention notation. DNV GL. 5 June 2019. Available from: https://www.dnvgl.com/news/rcl-
wartsila-and-dnv-gl-announce-navigator-of-the-seas-to-feature-industry-first-fire-prevention-notation-
149470 Even though great strides have been taken in detecting, containing and extinguishing fires,
the best time to fight a fire is before it starts.
Safety culture: the root of the problem. By Torkel Soma. Splash 247.com. 7 June 2019.
Available from: https://splash247.com/safety-culture-the-root-of-the-problem/ Despite labourious
efforts to prevent ship accidents, maritime remains considerably more dangerous than other
professions – but help is at hand, writes Dr Torkel Soma from Oslo-based management consultancy
Propel.
Interferry project identifies 'paramount' lessons from Philippines safety boost. Interferry.
7 June 2019. Available from: https://interferry.com/2019/06/07/interferry-project-identifies-
paramount-lessons-from-philippines-safety-boost/ The FERRYSAFE project team formed by global
trade association Interferry to study pronounced safety advances in Philippines ferry operations has
completed the second of two visits to the country and is now developing best practice guidance to
assist the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and other developing nations.
Global 'dockers clause' to make seafaring safer for all. Nautilus International. 11 June 2019.
Available from: https://www.nautilusint.org/en/news-insight/news/global-dockers-clause-to-make-
seafaring-safer-for-all/ Seafarers will be better protected from injury and death because of a globally
updated and agreed 'dockers clause' - taking effect in six months - which sets out what maritime
professionals should and should not do on vessels in port.

ClassNK releases Guidelines for Ships Using Low-Flashpoint Fuels. ClassNK. 13 June 2019.
Available from:http://www.classnk.com/hp/en/hp_news.aspx?id=3944&type=press_release&layout=1
Leading Classification Society ClassNK has released Guidelines for Ships Using Low-Flashpoint
Fuels (Methyl/Ethyl Alcohol / LPG).
MOL Safety Conference Held in 5 Countries. By Shailaja A. Lakshmi. Marine Link.

19 June 2019. Available from: https://www.marinelink.com/news/mol-safety-conference-held-
countries-467502 Japanese transport company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) held a "MOL Safety
Conference 2019" for seafarers of the MOL group from February to end of May at 5 locations
worldwide, which almost 800 seafarers have attended.
Blockchain consortium sets out to tackle misdeclared cargo issue. By Sam Chambers.
Splash 247.com. 25 June 2019. Available from: https://splash247.com/blockchain-consortium-sets-
out-to-tackle-misdeclared-cargo-issue/ Blockchain technology is being trialled to try and counter the
alarming string of boxship fires started by misdeclared goods.
MARITIME SECURITY
Indian Navy steps up anti-piracy patrol. By Dinakar Peri. The Hindu (India). 2 June 2019.
Available from: https://bit.ly/2NIm5p4 Deploys P-8I long-range maritime surveillance aircraft
over Gulf of Aden.
Shipping must guard against cyber-complacency, Bureau Veritas advises.

By Richard Clayton. Lloyd's List. 4 June 2019. Available from:
https://lloydslist.maritimeintelligence.informa.com/LL1127775/Shipping-must-guard-against-
cybercomplacency-Bureau-Veritas-advises Cyber-attacks did not end in 2017 with Maersk,
warns Najmeh Masoudi Dionne, global technology lead on smart ships at Bureau Veritas.
UAE, Norway, Saudi Arabia brief UN Security Council on high degree of sophistication behind
Fujairah attacks. Emirates News Agency (UAE). 7 June 2019. Available from:
http://wam.ae/en/details/1395302766664 The Permanent Representatives to the United Nations of
the United Arab Emirates, the Kingdom of Norway, and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on Thursday
briefed members of the United Nations Security Council on the preliminary findings of the
investigation into the coordinated attacks on four oil tankers that took place on the morning of
12th May 2019 off the port of Fujairah.
"Nigeria committed to leading war against maritime crime in Africa".

Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA). 10 June 2019. Available from:
http://nimasa.gov.ng/press-center/post/nigeria-committed-to-leading-war-against-maritime-crime-in-
africa The Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA),
Dr. Dakuku Peterside, has declared Nigeria's unwavering commitment to its leadership role in the
war on piracy and maritime crimes in the Gulf of Guinea region, an area widely considered the
global challenging maritime crime base in Africa.
Why does the Strait of Hormuz matter? BBC News. 11 June 2019. Available from:
https://bbc.in/2Lazxjm After the US pulled out of the international nuclear agreement
with Iran, Tehran said it will not negotiate another deal with Washington.
Climate protesters block cruise ship in Kiel. By Alistair Walsh. Deutsche Welle (Germany).
11 June 2019. Available from: https://www.dw.com/en/climate-protesters-block-cruise-ship-in-kiel/a-
49123805 Police called in the special forces to deal with climate protesters in the northern
German port of Kiel.

BIMCO urges nations to co-operate after new Hormuz attacks. By Rasmus Nord Jorgensen.
BIMCO. 13 June 2019. Available from: https://www.bimco.org/news/priority-news/20190613-bimco-
urges-nations-to-co-operate-after-new-hormuz-attacks BIMCO is urging nations to defuse tension
and work together through diplomatic efforts following new attacks on two tankers at the Strait of
Hormuz on 13 June.
Cyber risk management: What maritime professionals need to know now. By Andrew Kinsey.
MarineLink. 13 June 2019. Available from: https://www.marinelink.com/news/cyber-risk-
management-maritime-467261 The IMO January 2021 deadline for shipping interests to incorporate
cyber risk management into their existing Safety Management Systems is fast approaching.
UN warns against 'Gulf confrontation' after tankers damaged. Aljazeera. 13 June 2019.
Available from: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/06/iran-calls-tanker-explosions-suspicious-
global-concern-grows-190613150655075.html Warning from UN comes as global concern grows
over reported attacks on tankers near the Strait of Hormuz.
Ships told to stay away from Gulf of Oman following serious attacks. By Tomas Kristiansen
and Søren Pico. ShippingWatch. 13 June 2019. Available from:
https://shippingwatch.com/secure/carriers/Tanker/article11442474.ece The conflict in the Gulf of
Oman has escalated due to several reasons, says Risk Intelligence following attacks on two tanker
vessels in the area Thursday morning.
Shipping industry condemns tanker attacks, warns of global economic threat.

By Marcus Hand. Seatrade Maritime News. 14 June 2019. Available from: www.seatrade-
maritime.com/news/middle-east-africa/shipping-industry-condemns-tanker-attacks-warns-of-global-
economic-threat.html Shipping industry organisations have condemned the attacks on two tankers
on the Gulf of Oman on Thursday and expressed concern over the global economic impact of a
threat to maritime traffic in the Straits of Hormuz.
ITF and JNG respond to potential attacks on two tankers in Gulf of Oman.
International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF). 14 June 2019. Available from:
https://www.itfglobal.org/en/news/itf-and-jng-respond-potential-attacks-two-tankers-gulf-oman
Joint press release from the International Transport Workers' Federation and the Joint Negotiating
Group.
Insurers, flag-states advise heightened security measures for vessels in the Straits of
Hormuz. By Marcus Hand. Seatrade Maritime News. 14 June 2019. Available from:
www.seatrade-maritime.com/news/middle-east-africa/insurers-flag-states-advise-heightened-
security-measures-for-vessels-in-the-straits-of-hormuz.html Insurers and flag-states are urging
extreme caution and heightened security measures for vessels sailing in the Straits of Hormuz
following the attack on two tankers on Thursday.
S. Korean military vows to tighten sea border vigilance after NK boat incident.
Korea Herald (South Korea). 17 June 2019. Available from:
http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20190617000516 South Korea's military vowed Monday
to beef up vigilance around the inter-Korean maritime boundary amid criticism that a North Korean
boat drifted across it unchecked over the weekend.
Saudi Energy Minister calls for collective effort to secure shipping lanes. By Aaron Sheldrick
and Yuka Obayashi. Reuters. 17 June 2019. Available from: https://reut.rs/2G29jLK
Saudi Arabian Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih said on Monday that countries need to cooperate on
keeping shipping lanes open for oil and other energy supplies after last week's tanker attacks in the
Middle East to ensure stable supplies.

As Pentagon releases further images, Hormuz attacks become clearer. By Sam Chambers.
Splash 247.com. 18 June 2019. Available from: https://splash247.com/as-pentagon-releases-
further-images-hormuz-attacks-become-clearer/ Keen to build a stronger case against Iran, the
United States military yesterday released more images of what it claims is the damage caused
by Iranian limpet mines to the Japanese-controlled Kokuka Courageous product tanker
Many tanker carriers have ships heading to the Gulf of Oman. By Niklas Krigslund.
https://shippingwatch.com/secure/carriers/Tanker/article11449386.ece Several tanker companies
have ships headed for the Gulf of Oman and during the next few days they will decide whether to
continue doing business in the region.
Over $1 Billion Worth Of Cocaine Seized At Philadelphia Port, U.S. Attorney's Office Says.
CBS Philadelphia. 18 June 2019. Available from:
https://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2019/06/18/15000-kilos-of-cocaine-confiscated-during-drug-bust-at-
philadelphia-port-federal-sources-say/ One of the largest cocaine busts in United States history
happened Tuesday in Philadelphia.
Security Measures: A brief review of ISPS Code implementation. Safety4Sea. 18 June 2019.
Available from: https://safety4sea.com/cm-security-measures-a-brief-review-of-isps-code-
implementation/ The sea is a very vulnerable place with easy access to terrorist and pirate
attacks, as there are not any boarders or limits to the activities taking place at the ocean and
open seas, thus mariners face a big threat even if they operate at ports or onboard vessels.
Spain nets hashish worth $22 million from Mediterranean ship. Associated Press. 18 June 2019.
Available from: https://apnews.com/3fa6594733a0446f911f133bbdc99cb8 Spanish authorities say
they have seized hashish with a street value of around 20 million euros ($22 million) from a merchant
ship that allegedly was smuggling the drug from North Africa to the eastern Mediterranean.
MSC crew arrested in $1bn cocaine bust. By Gary Dixon. TradeWinds. 19 June 2019.
Available from: https://www.tradewindsnews.com/legal/1810693/msc-crew-arrested-in-usd-1bn-
cocaine-bust Authorities found more than 15.5 tonnes of cocaine on board the 9,962-teu
MSC Gayane (built 2018) at the Port of Philadelphia, it was reported on Tuesday.
Gulf crisis: Close up to stricken oil tanker with the US Navy. BBC News. 20 June 2019.
Available from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-middle-east-48700255/gulf-crisis-close-up-to-
stricken-oil-tanker-with-the-us-navy The US military says one of the oil tankers attacked in the
Gulf of Oman last week was damaged by a mine resembling those used by the Iranian security
forces.
Maritime Anti-Corruption Network to Develop Global Port Integrity Index and Scale Up
Collective Action in West Africa. Maritime Anti-Corruption Network. 20 June 2019. Available from:
http://www.maritime-acn.org/news/2019/6/20/maritime-anti-corruption-network-to-develop-global-
port-integrity-index-and-scale-up-collective-action-in-west-africa The Maritime Anti-Corruption
Network (MACN) - a global business network of over 110 companies working together to tackle
corruption in the maritime industry - today announces a new partnership with the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs of Denmark (MOFA).
RMI: Precautions after tanker attacks in Gulf of Oman. Safety4Sea. 20 June 2019. Available
from: https://safety4sea.com/rmi-precautions-after-tanker-attacks-in-gulf-of-oman/ Following the
two tanker attacks in the Gulf of Oman last week, the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) issued
a ship security advisory recommending operators of all RMI-flagged vessels transiting this area to
circulate it to their ships 'by the most expeditious means possible'.

HMS Duncan patrols Mediterranean to prevent illegal activity. Royal Navy. 20 June 2019.
Available from: https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news-and-latest-activity/news/2019/june/20/190620-
duncan-nato The Type 45 destroyer left Cartagena this week to take part in Operation Sea
Guardian - aimed at combating illegal activities and identifying and mitigating security threats,
including terrorism-related, in the region.
Oil tanker attacks in the Strait of Hormuz requires an 'international response,' US envoy to
Iran says. By Sam Meredith. CNBC (US). 22 June 2019. Available from:
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/06/22/oil-tanker-attacks-in-the-strait-of-hormuz-requires-an-international-
response-us-envoy-to-iran-says.html Six oil tankers and a U.S. spy drone have been attacked
since May either in, or near, the Strait of Hormuz.
Trump calls on foreign countries to protect their own oil tankers. By Brett Samuels.
The Hill (US). 24 June 2019. Available from: https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/449978-
trump-calls-on-foreign-countries-to-protect-own-oil-tankers President Trump on Monday appeared
to argue that the U.S. does not need to protect commerce in foreign waterways like the Strait of
Hormuz, suggesting he's not concerned about Iranian activity there as long as Tehran does not
develop a nuclear weapon.
Gulf of Oman oil tanker attacks fuel maritime security demand. By Ashutosh Pandey.
Deutsche Welle (Germany). 24 June 2019. Available from: https://www.dw.com/en/gulf-of-oman-oil-
tanker-attacks-fuel-maritime-security-demand/a-49327183 Maritime security firms have seen
demand soar following the attacks on oil tankers on June 13.
U.S. launches maritime security initiative for Strait of Hormuz. Maritime Executive.
24 June 2019. Available from: https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/u-s-launches-maritime-
security-initiative-for-strait-of-hormuz The United States is launching a new maritime security
initiative for the Persian Gulf region to counter the threat of Iranian attacks on shipping, a State
Department official told reporters Monday.
More arrests in MSC Gayane cocaine bust. By Mike Schuler. gCaptain. 24 June 2019.
Available from: https://gcaptain.com/more-arrests-in-msc-gayane-cocaine-bust/ U.S. authorities
have made four more arrests related to the record cocaine bust on an MSC containership at the
Port of Philadelphia last week.
Japan says safety of ships in Hormuz is a matter of 'life and death'. Straits Times.
25 June 2019. Available from: https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/japan-says-safety-of-
ships-in-hormuz-is-a-matter-of-life-and-death Japan sees ensuring the safety of shipping in the
Strait of Hormuz as a matter of life and death in terms of its energy security, Chief Cabinet Secretary
Yoshihide Suga said on Tuesday (June 25).
UAE says convincing evidence needed on Gulf tanker attacks. By Asma Alsharif and
Sylvia Westall. Reuters. 26 June 2019. Available from: https://reut.rs/2JDk5cah The United Arab
Emirates said on Wednesday that clear and convincing evidence was needed to apportion blame for
attacks last month on four oil tankers off its coast, and that tensions in the region needed to be
dialled down.
Mohammad Bin Salman calls for protection of international shipping lanes. Gulf News (UAE).
26 June 2019. Available from: https://gulfnews.com/world/gulf/saudi/mohammad-bin-salman-calls-
for-protection-of-international-shipping-lanes-1.64851422 South Korean President Moon Jae-in met
Wednesday with visiting Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman, who promised to help with
possible fuel shortages in case of supply disruptions caused by tensions in the Middle East.
The total amount of cocaine seized from MSC vessel grows to 18 tons. By Tomas Kristiansen.
https://shippingwatch.com/secure/carriers/Container/article11471412.ece US customs authorities
have now calculated the total amount of cocaine seized from MSC Gayane.

Torm monitors Gulf of Oman situation daily. By Søren Pico. ShippingWatch. 28 June 2019.
Available from: https://shippingwatch.com/secure/carriers/Tanker/article11472570.ece Recent
attacks on two tanker ships in the Gulf of Oman have made product tanker shipping company
Torm keep a close, daily eye on the situation.
MIGRANTS
Mediterranean migrant arrivals reach 21,301 in 2019; Deaths reach 519. International
Organization for Migration (IOM). 31 May 2019. Available from:
https://www.iom.int/news/mediterranean-migrant-arrivals-reach-21301-2019-deaths-reach-519
IOM, the UN Migration agency, reports that 21,301 migrants and refugees have entered Europe by
sea through 29 May, roughly a one third decrease from the 32,070 arriving during the same period
last year.
Tugboat carrying 75 migrants stranded off Tunisia for 10 days. Al Arabiya. 10 June 2019.
Available from: https://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/north-africa/2019/06/10/Tugboat-carrying-75-
migrants-stranded-off-Tunisia-for-10-days-.html A boat that rescued 75 migrants in international
waters is still stranded off the Tunisian coast 10 days later as authorities refuse to let it dock, the
Red Crescent said Sunday.
Migrant crisis: Children among seven killed as boat sinks in Greece. BBC News. 11 June 2019.
Available from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-48593761 At least seven people have
been killed and 57 others rescued after a boat carrying migrants overturned near the Greek island of
Lesbos, officials say.
Mediterranean Migrant Arrivals Reach 24,645 in 2019; Deaths Reach 555. International
Organization for Migration (IOM). 14 June 2019. Available from:
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) reports that 24,645 migrants and refugees have
entered Europe by sea through 12 June, roughly a 33 per cent decrease from the 36,612 arriving
during the same period last year.
Turkey coastguard: Eight dead after migrant boat sinks off coast. Aljazeera. 17 June 2019.
Available from: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/06/turkey-coastguard-dead-migrant-boat-
sinks-coast-190617082405953.html Eight people have drowned after a boat carrying migrants
and refugees sank off southwestern Turkey, according to the Turkish coastguard.
IOM Laments Wreckage of Ships, Disappearance of More Than 80 Venezuelans in the

Caribbean. International Organization for Migration (IOM). 18 June 2019. Available from:
https://www.iom.int/news/iom-laments-wreckage-ships-disappearance-more-80-venezuelans-
caribbean More than 80 Venezuelans have died or disappeared in the Caribbean Sea the past
two months in three shipwrecks reported by NTN24 and other media outlets and confirmed by the
Venezuelan authorities.
Spanish coastguard reports 20 migrants missing in Mediterranean. The Local (Spain).

20 June 2019. Available from: https://www.thelocal.es/20190620/20-migrants-missing-in-
mediterranean-spanish-coastguard About 20 migrants are missing in the Mediterranean Sea after a
rescue operation that saved 27 others from a sinking boat, the Spanish coastguard said Wednesday.
Mediterranean Migrant Arrivals Reach 26,090 in 2019; Deaths Reach 597. International
Organization for Migration (IOM). 21 June 2019. Available from:
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) reports that 26,090 migrants and refugees have
entered Europe by sea through 19 June, roughly a 35 per cent decrease from the 40,846 arriving
during the same period last year.

IOM Appeals for Urgent, Safe Disembarkation for Migrants on Sea-Watch 3. International
Organization for Migration (IOM). 21 June 2019. Available from: https://www.iom.int/news/iom-
appeals-urgent-safe-disembarkation-migrants-sea-watch-3 The International Organization for
Migration today (21/06) is launching an appeal to guarantee, as soon as possible, a safe
disembarkation point for migrants rescued on 12 June in the Mediterranean by the ship
Sea-Watch 3.
Rescued migrants arrive in Malta. Times of Malta. 23 June 2019. Available from:
https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/rescued-migrants-arrive-in-malta.716184 A group of 37
migrants arrived in Malta after they were rescued by the Maltese authorities earlier on Sunday.
NAVIGATION & COMMUNICATIONS

New era for safety at sea as first-ever Iridium® GMDSS terminal is unveiled. Iridium
Communications Plc. 4 June 2019. Available from: http://investor.iridium.com/2019-06-04-New-Era-
for-Safety-at-Sea-as-First-ever-Iridium-R-GMDSS-terminal-is-unveiled The Lars Thrane LT-3100S
will be the first terminal to offer Iridium service for the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System.
Importance of saving whales from ship strikes. By Michael Fischbach and Palitha Kohona.
Ceylon Today (Sri Lanka). 4 June 2019. Available from: http://ceylontoday.lk/print-edition/5/print-
more/32196 Like elephants on land, whales in their watery domain, have claimed our attention
now for roughly the same reasons.
Canada's UN submission will (eventually) draw the last lines on the map. By Andrea Charron.
The Conversation. 4 June 2019. Available from: https://theconversation.com/canadas-un-
submission-will-eventually-draw-the-last-lines-on-the-map-118150 In May 2019, Canada made
a partial submission to the United Nations to recognize an extended continental shelf beyond 200
nautical miles in the Arctic Ocean.
VLCC Takamatsu Maru recognized for contribution to marine weather forecasts. NYK Line.
4 June 2019. Available from: https://www.nyk.com/english/news/2019/20190604_01.html
NYK-operated Takamatsu Maru, a very large crude oil carrier (VLCC) has been awarded the
Meteorological Agency's Director-General Award for the contribution the ship has made to
meteorological business development by observing marine weather conditions and transmitting
observation results over an extended period of time.
No longer 'uncertainty' - lines are halting Cuba calls immediately. By Anne Kalosh.
Seatrade Maritime News. 5 June 2019. Available from: http://www.seatrade-cruise.com/news/news-
headlines/no-longer-uncertainty-lines-are-halting-cuba-calls-immediately.html Lines are now
informing passengers booked on Cuba cruises that they will no longer call at the island, with
immediate effect.
China to complete BeiDou-3 satellite system by 2020. Xinhuanet (China). 5 June 2019.
Available from: http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-06/05/c_138119405.htm China's
BeiDou-3 system, a global geolocation network, is expected to be completed in 2020, with a total
of 35 satellites, researchers at a conference on the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) said.
Hapag-Lloyd to install tracking software on 100,000 containers. By Søren Pico.

https://shippingwatch.com/secure/carriers/Container/article11428567.ece Liner major
Hapag-Lloyd will equip all its 100,000 reefer containers with new tracking technology in
a program dubbed Hapag-Lloyd Live.

Russia's Sovcomflot says Arctic sailings will become routine. Hellenic Shipping News.
7 June 2019. Available from: https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/russias-sovcomflot-says-arctic-
sailings-will-become-routine/ The head of Russian shipping giant Sovcomflot expects sailings along
the country's Siberian coast to become routine as the ice melts and operators look to save time and
fuel for Europe-bound cargo.
Underwater drones nearly triple data from the ocean floor. By Jeff Wise. Bloomberg.
7 June 2019. Available from: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-06-07/underwater-
drones-nearly-triple-data-from-the-ocean-floor They've located lost subs and carriers, but haven't
yet found any planes.
Lighthouse life: 'We are so lucky to be doing this job. By Johnny O'Shea. BBC News.
7 June 2019. Available from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-48339120
There are more than 250 lighthouses still in use across the UK, whose shining beams of light
play a vital role in protecting shipping.
PL Ferrari cautions shipowners over 'going dark'. By Adam Corbett. TradeWinds.

11 June 2019. Available from: https://www.tradewindsnews.com/insurance/1804508/pl-ferrari-
cautions-shipowners-over-going-dark P&I broker urges owners to think twice before switching
off AIS, as US says blackouts give cover to rogue traders.
UNB-led ocean expedition to answer why right whales are on the move. University of New
Brunswick (Canada). 11 June 2019. Available from: https://blogs.unb.ca/newsroom/2019/06/unb-
led-ocean-expedition-to-answer-why-right-whales-are-on-the-move.php A researcher from the
University of New Brunswick is leading a multi-institutional and multi-national team on a new ocean
expedition to take a deeper look at why the North Atlantic right whale is shifting away from traditional
summer feeding grounds in the Bay of Fundy in favour of moving north into the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
Tracking Suspicious Activity at Sea. By Charlotte Beaudoin. Oceana. 12 June 2019.

Available from: https://usa.oceana.org/blog/tracking-suspicious-activity-sea The global demand for
seafood has more than doubled in the last 50 years, which has unfortunately led to overfishing and
declining fish populations in many areas.
Statement of Senator Richard J. Gordon on the abandonment of the Filipino crew of the
Philippine boat that sank after colliding with a Chinese vessel in the West Philippine Sea.
Government of the Philippines. 13 June 2019. Available from:
http://www.senate.gov.ph/press_release/2019/0613_gordon1.asp I take umbrage at the Chinese
crew's act of leaving and abandoning the Filipino crew after their boat collided with the latter's vessel
and sank near the Recto (Reed) Bank in the West Philippine Sea last Sunday.
Philippines lodges diplomatic protest with Beijing over South China Sea 'hit and run' that
sunk fishing vessel. By Jeoffrey Maitem. South China Morning Post. 13 June 2019.
Available from: https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3014310/philippines-lodges-
diplomatic-protest-beijing-over-south Philippine fishermen were left stranded at sea, prompting
some analysts to criticise the Chinese conduct as 'inappropriate' and 'unethical'.
Greenland map captures changing Arctic in fine detail. By Jonathan Amos. BBC News.
13 June 2019. Available from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-48611983
The seasonal sea-ice is in long-term decline and the ice sheet that sits atop Greenland is losing
mass at a rate of about 280 billion tonnes a year.
Slave labor is used to catch fish. This tech aims to stop it. By Sarah Gibbens.
National Geographic. 13 June 2019. Available from:
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/2019/06/slave-labor-used-to-catch-fish-but-tech-
may-help/ By using existing technology - satellites and AI - to monitor suspicious behavior at sea,
activists are shining a spotlight on an industry that's rife with abuses.

Shipping company Maersk to return to Arctic Northern Sea Route this summer.
By Malte Humpert. High North News (Norway). 14 June 2019. Available from:
https://www.highnorthnews.com/en/shipping-company-maersk-return-arctic-northern-sea-route-
summer Danish shipping operator Maersk is exploring the possibility of sending cargo along
Russia's Northern Sea Route this summer.
From paper to digital: the evolution of e-navigation. Vessel Performance Optimisation (VPO).
14 June 2019. Available from: https://vpoglobal.com/2019/06/14/from-paper-to-digital-the-evolution-
of-e-navigation/ A fuel efficient, safe, and compliant voyage requires careful route planning, avoiding
extreme weather or conditions that may affect the total cost of that voyage.
U.S. and Gulf allies face tough task protecting oil shipping lanes. By Ghaida Ghantous and
Rania El Gamal. Reuters. 14 June 2019. Available from: https://reut.rs/2Lps1QW The United
States and its allies may need to start escorting commercial vessels to prevent further attacks in
Gulf oil shipping lanes, Gulf sources and experts said.
'Dark ship' detection exposes sanction-busting ships. By Michele Wiesse Bockmann.

Lloyd's List. 18 June 2019. Available from:
https://lloydslist.maritimeintelligence.informa.com/LL1127965/Dark-ship-detection-exposes-
sanctionbusting-ships The use of synthetic aperture radar technology means ships can be
detected even if they turn off Automatic Identification System transponders.
Deaths of endangered North Atlantic right whales driven by manmade causes, says study.
By Levon Sevunts. Radio Canada International (RCI). 21 June 2019. Available from:
https://www.rcinet.ca/en/2019/06/21/deaths-of-endangered-north-atlantic-right-whales-driven-by-
manmade-causes-says-study/ The majority of North Atlantic whales found dead off the coast of
eastern Canada and the United States over the last decade and a half died as a result of
human-induced trauma, according to a new paper that looked at the mortality causes of
the endangered cetaceans.
Investigation finds unintended risks with ECDIS navigation. Maritime Executive. 26 June 2019.
Available from: https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/investigation-finds-unintended-risks-with-
ecdis-navigation The newly-released Australian Transport Safety Bureau investigation of the
grounding of the Australian Border Force Cutter Roebuck Bay on Henry Reef has revealed
underlying safety issues with the effectiveness of ECDIS type-specific training, ECDIS software
updates and the use of a single point feature to represent relatively large physical features on
electronic navigational charts.
US narrative on Hormuz attacks questioned. By Sam Chambers. Splash 247.com.

27 June 2019. Available from: https://splash247.com/us-narrative-on-hormuz-attacks-questioned/
The US narrative that Iran is to blame for the tanker explosions in and around the Strait of Hormuz
over the last couple of months has been questioned by other parties linked to the attacks.
Hormuz Strait tensions, a nightmare scenario for shipping. By Nikos Roussanoglou.

Hellenic Shipping News. 28 June 2019. Available from:
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/hormuz-strait-tensions-a-nightmare-scenario-for-shipping/
Ship owners, and more specifically tanker owners, have been tasked with yet another twist in their
efforts to trade their vessels, after the latest developments in the Strait of Hormuz.
Strait of Hormuz: Why does Iran threaten to close it? By Omid Lahabi. Euronews.
28 June 2019. Available from: https://www.euronews.com/2019/06/28/strait-of-hormuz-why-does-
iran-threaten-to-close-it Iran had threatened for years that it would close the Strait of Hormuz during
a war of words with the US for control over the strategically important waterway.

PIRACY
Gulf of Guinea piracy continues to threaten seafarers - Industry wants action now.
International Chamber of Shipping (ICS). 10 June 2019. Available from: www.ics-
shipping.org/news/press-releases/2019/06/10/gulf-of-guinea-piracy-continues-to-threaten-seafarers-
industry-wants-action-now Members of the shipping community, Flag States and Agencies from
Gulf of Guinea gathered at the Headquarters of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) for
a day-long symposium on Maritime Security in the Gulf of Guinea.
Nigerian piracy levels deemed 'unacceptable', international solutions sought.

By Sam Chambers. Splash 247.com. 10 June 2019. Available from:
https://splash247.com/nigerian-piracy-levels-deemed-unacceptable-international-solutions-sought/
Some of shipping's top stakeholders met on Friday at the London headquarters of the International
Maritime Organization (IMO) to demand action to counter the dire piracy situation off the Gulf of
Guinea, which is causing severe distress for seafarers who have to transit the region.
Urgent need for global and regional cooperation to fight piracy in the Gulf of Guinea.
International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF). 17 June 2019. Available from:
https://www.itfglobal.org/en/news/urgent-need-global-and-regional-cooperation-fight-piracy-gulf-
guinea When piracy or armed robbery happen at sea, seafarers are on the frontline, at risk of
being injured, assaulted, taken hostage or killed.
Pirates attack cargo vessel in Calabar. By Godwin Oritse. Vanguard (Nigeria). 19 June 2019.
Available from: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/06/pirates-attack-cargo-vessel-in-calabar/ A sea
pirate attack has been recorded at the Eastern part of the country as a cargo vessel 'M.V Esther' was
attacked en-route Cameroon with some cargo including the ship captain, abducted.
Piracy in West Africa: The world's most dangerous seas? BBC News. 19 June 2019.
Available from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-48581197 One Earth Future, which
produces an annual State of Maritime Piracy, says that while attacks have been falling substantially
in some regions of the world, in West Africa they've been on the rise and are now more frequent than
anywhere else.
Kenya elected to chair Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia. By Patrick Vidija.
The Star (Kenya). 20 June 2019. Available from: https://www.the-star.co.ke/news/africa/2019-06-
20-kenya-elected-to-chair-contact-group-on-piracy-off-the-coast-of-somalia/ Kenya has been elected
the chair of the Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia (CGPCS) for a period of two years
beginning January 2020.
Piracy is back to infest West African waters, but what's driving it? By Abhishek Mishra.
Observer Research Foundation (ORF). 25 June 2019. Available from:
https://www.orfonline.org/expert-speak/piracy-again-back-infest-west-african-waters-what-driving-
52339/ When it comes to discussing the concept of maritime security, the concept can be discussed
in a variety of contexts.

PORT STATE CONTROL

Port State Control in the Black Sea region: Annual Report 2018. Black Sea Port State
Control Secretariat. 31 May 2019. Available from: http://www.bsmou.org/downloads/annual-
reports/BSMOU-AR-2018.pdf Port State Control is of particular importance to the BS MOU
member Authorities due to the role of shipping in region's trade, the sensitivity of the Black Sea
basin and its coastline to environmental damage.
Foreign flagged ships detained in the UK during May 2019. UK Maritime & Coastguard Agency.
12 June 2019. Available from: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/foreign-flagged-ships-
detained-in-the-uk-during-may-2019 The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) announced today
that four foreign flagged ships remained under detention in UK ports during May 2019 after failing
port state control (PSC) inspection.
MARAD hosts 24th meeting of the Caribbean Port State Control Committee. Guyana Times.
21 June 2019. Available from: https://guyanatimesgy.com/marad-hosts-24th-meeting-of-the-
caribbean-port-state-control-committee/ Guyana's Maritime Administration Department (MARAD)
on Thursday evening kicked off the 24th Annual Caribbean Memorandum of Understanding (CMOU)
Port State Control Committee Meeting, which will run for a three-day period.
PORTS & HARBOURS

BPA in Parliament: New PM must focus on stability; Relentless focus on business
environment needed; Warning on open-loop scrubbers. British Ports Association. 4 June 2019.
Available from: https://www.britishports.org.uk/news/bpa-in-parliament-new-pm-must-focus-on-
stability-relentless-focus-on-business-environment The Chairman of the British Ports Association
has called for a return to stability and a relentless focus on building a business environment that
supports investment and skills.
MSC to spend EUR 1 billion expanding key Spanish port. By Simon Valeur. ShippingWatch.
4 June 2019. Available from: https://shippingwatch.com/secure/Ports/article11424701.ece MSC's
terminal operator – Terminal Investments Ltd. – is ready to lay EUR 1 billion on the table in a bid to
expand its container terminal in the northern section of the Port Of Valencia, authorities from the
company's key Spanish port inform on their website.
Ups, Downs and Brexit. By Felicity Landon. Port Strategy. 5 June 2019. Available from:
https://www.portstrategy.com/news101/world/europe/ups,-downs-and-brexit The highly competitive
nature of the Northern European ports sector means that all those involved are used to ups and
downs, wins and losses.
DP World to operate ports along Russia's northern sea route. DP World. 10 June 2019.
Available from: https://www.dpworld.com/media/media-centre/Nothern-Sea-Route DP World to run
ports that Russia plans to build along the northern sea route in the Arctic to shorten shipping times
between the east and west.
Security agencies will continue to safeguard Ghana's port-Security. By Yaw Ansah.

Ghana News Agency. 12 June 2019. Available from:
http://www.ghananewsagency.org/economics/security-agencies-will-continue-to-safeguard-ghana-s-
port-security-151468 The Leadership of the Ghana Navy and the Marine and Railways Unit of the
Ghana Police Service on Wednesday assured the public of its continued service to safeguard the
port space and Ghana's territorial waters.

Singapore to Select Ships for IMO2020 Inspection Based on a "Risk Matrix". Ship & Bunker.
14 June 2019. Available from: https://shipandbunker.com/news/apac/879371-singapore-to-select-
ships-for-imo2020-inspection-based-on-a-risk-matrix The Maritime and Port Authority of
Singapore (MPA) says as part of its IMO2020 enforcement plans, ships will be selected
for inspection based on a "risk matrix".
BPA: Ports' Open-Loop Scrubber Concerns Must Be Addressed. British Ports Association.
19 June 2019. Available from: https://www.britishports.org.uk/news/bpa-ports-open-loop-scrubber-
concerns-must-be-addressed The words 'port infrastructure' usually conjure up images of quay
walls, breakwaters, roads and cranes.
Morocco's Tangier port to become Mediterranean's largest. By Ahmed Eljechtimi and

Ulf Laessing. Reuters. 26 June 2019. Available from: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-morocco-
economy-ports/tangier-port-to-become-mediterraneans-largest-idUSKCN1TR2G0 Morocco will
open new terminals at Tanger Med port on Thursday, allowing it to surpass the Mediterranean's
largest ports Algeciras and Valencia in terms of container capacity, and drive more investment
and manufacturing to the country.
Every port can do something to boost sustainability, cheaply, says IAPH chief. By Sam
Whelan. The Loadstar. 27 June 2019. Available from: https://theloadstar.com/every-port-can-do-
something-to-boost-sustainability-cheaply-says-iaph-chief/ Successful port sustainability should be
inexpensive and extend beyond environmental concerns, according to the International Association
of Ports and Harbours (IAPH).
REGULATIONS
ISO and CIMAC to publish guidance on 0.50% sulphur fuels. By Paul Gunton. ShipInsight.
3 June 2019. Available from: https://shipinsight.com/articles/iso-and-cimac-to-publish-guidance-on-
0-50-sulphur-fuels Guidance on how to manage the low sulphur fuels that will come into use from
1 January 2020 is expected to be published in August or September by both the International
Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the International Council on Combustion Engines (known
by its French abbreviation, CIMAC).
Sulphur cap claims stack up six months ahead of implementation. By Sam Chambers.
Splash 247.com. 3 June 2019. Available from: https://splash247.com/sulphur-cap-claims-stack-up-
six-months-ahead-of-implementation/ At a conference held in town downtown Oslo today organised
by class society DNV GL, delegates were warned of the likely huge volumes of claims that will
emanate from next year's global sulphur cap on bunker fuel.
IMO2020: Concerning lack of transparency over sulfur regs enforcement, says Trident
Alliance. Ship & Bunker. 3 June 2019. Available from:
https://shipandbunker.com/news/world/409695-imo2020-concerning-lack-of-transparency-over-
sulfur-regs-enforcement-says-trident-alliance How, and how well, the upcoming IMO2020 rule will
be enforced remains frustratingly unclear, and the Trident Alliance believes a lack of transparency
from authorities over their policing plans remains a particular problem.
New marine fuel rules to boost diesel prices for at least a year - analysts. By Erwin Seba.
Reuters. 10 June 2019. Available from: https://uk.reuters.com/article/imo-shipping-usa-refiners/new-
marine-fuel-rules-to-boost-diesel-prices-for-at-least-a-year-analysts-idUKL2N23A06V Global prices
for diesel and marine fuels should rise by October ahead of a January switchover to new, very
low-sulfur marine fuels, and remain higher for at least a year as refiners shift production to make
more of the new fuels, analysts said.

Revisiting the Polar Code: Where do we stand? By Hendrik Schopmans. Arctic Institute.
11 June 2019. Available from: https://www.thearcticinstitute.org/revisiting-polar-code/ When
the Polar Code entered into force on 1 January 2017, it concluded a process that had kept working
groups and committees at the International Maritime Organization (IMO) busy for the better part
of two decades.
New rules for passenger ships in Svalbard. By Kari Stautland. Norwegian Maritime Authority.
11 June 2019. Available from: https://www.sdir.no/en/news/news-from-the-nma/new-rules-for-
passenger-ships-in-svalbard/ The aim is to improve safety and security.
Arctic Shipping Forum meets to promote effective implementation of Polar Code. Safety4Sea.
12 June 2019. Available from: https://safety4sea.com/arctic-shipping-forum-meets-to-promote-
effective-implementation-of-polar-code/ The Arctic Council's Arctic Shipping Best Practice
Information Forum (the Forum) convened for the third time since its inception in 2017, in London
from 3-4 June, under Iceland Chairmanship.
Hudson IMO 2020 Sulphur Cap Compliance Statement. Hudson Shipping Lines. 14 June 2019.
Available from: https://www.hudsonshipping.com/?q=node/5884 Hudson Shipping Lines ("Hudson")
today announced as part of its ongoing 'green' initiatives, that following the implementation of the
IMO2020 sulphur cap on January 1, 2020, it will not employ vessels with scrubbers installed for the
purpose of meeting the new IMO standards.
China and South Korea agree on ballast water exchange rules. By Ashok Srinivasan. BIMCO.
14 June 2019. Available from: https://www.bimco.org/news/environment-protection/20190614-
china-and-south-korea-agree-on-ballast-water-exchange-rules There is some good news for
international ships, which are flying either a Republic of Korean flag (South Korea) or a Chinese
five-star flag, sailing between China and South Korea.
Commodity trader boycotts scrubbers. By Christian Carlsen. ShippingWatch. 17 June 2019.

Available from: https://shippingwatch.com/secure/carriers/article11447783.ece US-based
commodity trader Hudson Shipping Lines will not use vessels with scrubbers installed once
the new sulfur regulations enter force from January.
IMO 2020 poses 'big question' for future ship prices. By Michael Juliano. TradeWinds.
19 June 2019. Available from: https://www.tradewindsnews.com/gas/1811833/imo-2020-poses-big-
question-for-future-ship-prices Ship prices may rise slowly amid today's low inflation, but pending
environmental regulations place a cloud of mystery over any forecasts, says Greek shipowner Peter
Livanos.
IMO 2020: Fundamentals to rule product tanker market soon. By Nikos Roussanoglou.
Hellenic Shipping News. 24 June 2019. Available from: https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/imo-
2020-fundamentals-to-rule-product-tanker-market-soon/ The turmoil in the shipping and fuel markets
from the IMO rule is bound to settle down, sooner, rather than later.
Experts at seminar tackle IMO2020 mandate and its impact. Gulf Today (UAE). 26 June 2019.
Available from: https://www.gulftoday.ae/business/2019/06/26/experts-at-seminar-tackle-imo2020-
mandate-and-its-impact Fichte & Co Legal, one of the UAE's leading law firms, has recently held
an informative seminar at the JW Marriott Marquis, Business Bay in Dubai, UAE.

SALVAGE
YM Efficiency shipping container salvage operation 'disgraceful', AMSA says. ABC (Australia).
12 June 2019. Available from: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-06-10/ym-efficiency-salvage-
operation-labelled-disgraceful/11196252 Authorities and commercial fishers say they are fed up
with a Taiwanese shipping company's slow response to salvaging containers lost at sea last year,
amid fears the delay could cause further pollution to the ocean.
Boskalis appointed as salvor for both damaged tankers in the Gulf of Oman. Boskalis.
14 June 2019. Available from: https://boskalis.com/press/press-releases-and-company-
news/detail/boskalis-appointed-as-salvor-for-both-damaged-tankers-in-the-gulf-of-oman.html
Shortly after the incidents the insurers of both vessels appointed Boskalis subsidiary SMIT
Salvage to salvage the vessels and their cargo.
SEAFARERS
Ship in distress: Captain from AP refuses to set sail. By Ch Sushil Rao. Times of India.
1 June 2019. Available from: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/ship-in-distress-
captain-from-ap-refuses-to-set-sail/articleshow/69604657.cms In what could be a first such instance,
the captain of a ship in distress at Porbandar Port in Gujarat has given a notice for abandonment of
the vessel.
Wanted: Seafarers who like video games and want to spend more time with family.
By Eric Martin. TradeWinds. 4 June 2019. Available from:
https://www.tradewindsnews.com/drycargo/1797842/wanted-seafarers-who-like-video-games-and-
want-to-spend-more-time-with-family Automation in shipping may actually lead to improved working
conditions and more jobs for marine officers in shoreside control centres, a union official and
shipmanagement executives said during Nor-Shipping.
Toward a new generation of seafarers. By Ambassador Carlos Salinas. Manila Times.

5 June 2019. Available from: https://www.manilatimes.net/toward-a-new-generation-of-
seafarers/564609/ The new academic year officially opened on Monday, June 3, in most
schools.
Why seafarers value having a 'friend' in port. By Esteban Pacha. Splash 247.com. 6 June 2019.
Available from: https://splash247.com/why-seafarers-value-having-a-friend-in-port/ Hardly a day
goes by that seafarers' wellbeing and mental health doesn't crop up in conversation.
EU cuts red tape for seafarers' training and certification. Council of the European Union.
6 June 2019. Available from: https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-
releases/2019/06/06/eu-cuts-red-tape-for-seafarers-training-and-certification/ The Council today
adopted simpler rules on seafarers' training and certification.
Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council
Filipino seamen, despite powering global trade, face growing threats to their livelihoods.
By Huw Watkin. South China Morning Post. 6 June 2019. Available from:
https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/article/3013149/filipino-seamen-despite-powering-global-trade-face-
growing-threats-their Smaller crews and competition from nations such as Vietnam and China are
among pressures driving a sharp decline in the number of Filipinos working at sea.

Abandoned at sea: crew sent home after 13 months marooned off Tunisia. International
Transport Workers' Federation (ITF). 7 June 2019. Available from:
https://www.itfglobal.org/en/news/abandoned-sea-crew-sent-home-after-13-months-marooned-
tunisia After being left adrift, abandoned off the Tunisian coast without wages, food and fuel, 12
seafarers on board the Qaaswa have been sent home after 13 months marooned off the Port of
Sfax.
New body to ensure seafarers' welfare. By Terry Hutson. IOL - Independent

Online (South Africa). 10 June 2019. Available from: https://www.iol.co.za/mercury/network/new-
body-to-ensure-seafarers-welfare-25172805 A Port welfare committee was established in Durban
last week with the support of all the existing port chaplaincies and seafarer missions, port
stakeholders, and city and provincial authorities.
Lack of government support a new concern for seafarers. Safety4Sea. 11 June 2019.
Available from: https://safety4sea.com/lack-of-government-support-a-new-concern-for-seafarers/
The Mission to Seafarers announced a strategic partnership agreement with the Shipowners P&I
Club, which became the 2019 Gold Sponsor for the Mission's ongoing Seafarers Happiness Index.
Companionship draws mariners to a home from home at Mission to Seafarers.

By Geoff Garfield. TradeWinds. 11 June 2019. Available from:
https://www.tradewindsnews.com/casualties/1801551/companionship-draws-mariners-to-a-home-
from-home-at-mission-to-seafarers Revamped Tilbury centre opens its doors 24/7 to crew
regardless of religion or nationality.
The Shipowners' Club announces charity partnership with The Mission to Seafarers.
Mission to Seafarers. 11 June 2019. Available from: https://www.missiontoseafarers.org/news/the-
shipowners-club-announces-charity-partnership-with-the-mission-to-seafarers The Shipowners'
Club, the leading mutual P&I insurer in the small and specialist vessel sector, has today announced
a strategic partnership agreement with international seafarer welfare charity The Mission to
Seafarers.
Stuck on ship for 2 years, captain on way home. By Sushil Rao. Times of India. 12 June 2019.
Available from: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/stuck-on-ship-for-2-years-captain-
on-way-home/articleshow/69749244.cms After being stuck on a ship off Ajman in UAE with little
food and water for 28 months, the ordeal has finally ended for Captain Ayyappan Swaminathan
who is now on his way home to Kumbakonam in TN, reports Ch Sushil Rao.
Seafarers' Access to Maritime Facilities: Frequently asked questions. US Coast Guard

Maritime Commons. 13 June 2019. Available from:
https://mariners.coastguard.blog/2019/06/13/seafarers-access-to-maritime-facilities-frequently-
asked-questions/ The Office of Port and Facility Compliance has compiled frequently asked
questions to assist with the compliance of 33 CFR §105.237, Seafarers' Access to Maritime
Facilities regulation.
Seafarers on edge following latest Middle Eastern tanker attacks. By Sam Chambers.
Splash 247.com. 14 June 2019. Available from: https://splash247.com/seafarers-on-edge-following-
latest-middle-eastern-tanker-attacks/ Seafarers face an anxious few months ahead transiting the
Strait of Hormuz, a kew Middle Eastern waterway where vast volumes of oil are moved through, in
the wake of Thursday's attacks on two tankers, 32 days after four other tankers were also targeted
in the same area.
PH crew of 2 tankers attacked in Oman gulf safe: Bello. By Ferdinand Patinio. Philippine News
Agency (PNA). 14 June 2019. Available from: https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1072376
Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Silvestre Bello III said on Friday the Filipino crew of
the two oil tankers attacked by still unidentified perpetrators in the Gulf of Oman on Thursday are
alive and well.

Manager says Frontline tanker crew safe and well in Iran. By Gary Dixon. TradeWinds.
14 June 2019. Available from: https://www.tradewindsnews.com/tankers/1807976/manager-says-
frontline-tanker-crew-safe-and-well-in-iran All 23 seafarers heading to Bandar Abbas for repatriation
following attack in Gulf.
PH permanent rep to IMO highlights importance of Filipino seafarers in international trade.

Philippine Information Agency (PIA). 15 June 2019. Available from: https://pia.gov.ph/press-
releases/releases/1023327 The Philippine Permanent Mission to the International Maritime
Organization (IMO), led by Ambassador and Permanent Representative Antonio M. Lagdameo
underscored the vital role played by Filipino seafarers in maintaining the safety, security, and
progress of international seaborne trade, the global shipping industry, and the Philippine economy
during his remarks at the Philippine Independence Day luncheon hosted by the permanent mission
at the IMO Headquarters.
'I told my daughter I'd be home': long ordeal ends for crew stranded at sea. By Karen
McVeigh. The Guardian. 17 June 2019. Available from: https://www.theguardian.com/global-
development/2019/jun/17/long-ordeal-ends-for-crew-stranded-at-sea-azraqmoiah After 18
months stranded on a cargo vessel miles off the coast of the United Arab Emirates, with little food
or water, no wages and little means of communication, Captain Ayyappan Swaminathan's ordeal is
finally over.
Seafarers in harm's way. By Michael Grey. Seatrade Maritime News. 18 June 2019.
Available from: http://www.seatrade-maritime.com/news/middle-east-africa/seafarers-in-harm-s-
way.html Why should seafarers be constantly put in harm's way, from pirates, hostile officials in
ports that nobody ought to visit, and now as collateral damage as the threat of war breaks out in
the Middle East?
I am OnBoard. By Brenda V. Pimentel. Manila Times. 19 June 2019. Available from:

https://www.manilatimes.net/i-am-onboard/571496/ Next week, June 25 will be Seafarers' Day
with the theme " I am OnBoard".
Centacare Ministry helping overcome seafarers' loneliness through their Ministry to the high
seas. Catholic Leader (Australia). 20 June 2019. Available from:
http://catholicleader.com.au/news/centacare-ministry-helping-overcome-seafarers-loneliness-though-
their-ministry-to-the-high-seas Ship captain Dmytro Krylov relishes the few hours he spends on dry
land and away from his vessel, visiting the Brisbane Seafarers' Centre.
NIMASA on board with gender equality as world fetes seafarers. By Adiza Abu.
This Day (Nigeria). 23 June 2019. Available from:
https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2019/06/23/nimasa-on-board-with-gender-equality-as-world-
fetes-seafarers/ When in 2010 the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) instituted the Day of
the Seafarer, it was obviously an attempt to resolve an age-old economic irony.
Seafarers supported after colleague dies at sea. Maritime Executive. 23 June 2019.
Available from: https://www.maritime-executive.com/corporate/seafarers-supported-after-colleague-
dies-at-sea A port chaplain in Portsmouth, South England, stepped in to provide pastoral care for a
reefer ship's crew upon the request of its manager, Seatrade Groningen BV, after a seafarer died on
board.
Day of the Seafarer spotlights gender equality. By Richard Clayton. Lloyd's List. 24 June 2019.
Available from: https://lloydslist.maritimeintelligence.informa.com/LL1128042/Day-of-the-Seafarer-
spotlights-gender-equality IMO's Day of the Seafarer is seeking to address the issues that prevent
gender equality in the maritime world.

ECSA celebrates the Day of the Seafarer. European Community Shipowners'

Associations (ECSA). 24 June 2019. Available from: https://www.ecsa.eu/news/ecsa-celebrates-
day-seafarer 25 June is the Day of the Seafarer, an annual global event coordinated by the
International Maritime Organisation to recognise the unique contributions made by seafarers
to international seaborne trade.
Day of the Seafarer 2019. World Maritime University (WMU). 25 June 2019. Available from:
https://www.wmu.se/news/day-seafarer-2019 More than 80 per cent of global trade is transported
by ships to people and communities all over the world.
MPA's new Singapore drop-in centre to handle 20,000 crew a month. By Dale Wainwright.
TradeWinds. 25 June 2019. Available from: https://www.tradewindsnews.com/boxships/mpas-new-
singapore-drop-in-centre-to-handle-20-000-crew-a-month/2-1-627017 Pasir Panjang Terminal
facility launched as part of events to mark 'Day of the Seafarer'.
Sailing solo in an industry dominated by men. By Zhaki Abdullah. Straits Times. 25 June 2019.
Available from: https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/sailing-solo-in-an-industry-dominated-by-
men Ex-seafarers talk of challenges they faced, as maritime body lauds women's contributions.
Spirit of welcome leads 2019 Sea Sunday celebration. Catholic Outlook. 25 June 2019.
Available from: https://catholicoutlook.org/spirit-of-welcome-leads-2019-sea-sunday-celebration/
The work of seafarers and Catholics across the country who provide spiritual, social and material
support for them will be celebrated throughout the Church in Australia on July 14.
Wallem boss warns of 'misguided' attempts to replace seafarers with machines.

By Marcus Hand. Seatrade Maritime News. 25 June 2019. Available from: http://www.seatrade-
maritime.com/news/asia/wallem-boss-warns-of-misguided-attempts-to-replace-seafarers-with-
machines.html As the shipping industry celebrates the International Maritime Organization's Day
of the Seafarer Wallem ceo Frank Coles has warned against "misguided" attempts to replace people
with machines.
TT seafarers' policy to meet world standards. By Marlene Augustine. Newsday (Trinidad and
Tobago). 25 June 2019. Available from: https://newsday.co.tt/2019/06/25/tt-seafarers-policy-to-
meet-world-standards/ The Ministry of Works and Transport (MOWT) is developing a national
maritime policy and strategy which will provide the framework to enable TT to meet its international
obligations as a port, coastal and flag state.
Prince Rupert Seafarers Mission celebrates the sailor on International Day of the Seafarer.
By Alex Kurial. Northern View (Canada). 25 June 2019. Available from:
https://www.thenorthernview.com/community/seafarers-mission-celebrates-the-sailor/ The Seafarers
Mission of Prince Rupert held a celebration today to mark the International Day of the Seafarer.
Marina launches latest SID system. By Raffy Ayeng. Manila Times. 26 June 2019.
Available from: https://www.manilatimes.net/marina-launches-latest-sid-system/574836/
The Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) launched a new Seafarer's ID Card (SID) on Tuesday
during the celebratory program marking the International Day of the Seafarers 2019, as declared
by the International Maritime Organization (IMO).
Ghana Maritime Authority commits to gender equality in seafaring. Ghana News Agency.
26 June 2019. Available from: www.ghananewsagency.org/economics/ghana-maritime-authority-
commits-to-gender-equality-in-seafaring-152169 The Ghana Maritime Authority (GMA) has
acknowledged seafarers as it joins the rest of the world to commemorate this year's Day of the
Seafarer (DotS) with a renewed commitment to increase the number of women in the industry.

Merchant Navy officer tells women NCC cadets: Being a seafarer is not easy, but not that
difficult. By Jaspreet Singh. Indian Express. 27 June 2019. Available from:
https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/merchant-navy-officer-tells-women-ncc-cadets-
being-a-seafarer-is-not-easy-but-not-that-difficult-5802396/ She blamed the lack of awareness,
popular misconceptions, domestic responsibilities, and poor literacy rate for the low representation
of women in the Navy.
Nigeria braces up for more women seafarers. By Sulaimon Salau. Guardian (Nigeria).
27 June 2019. Available from: https://guardian.ng/news/nigeria-braces-up-for-more-women-
seafarers/ The Federal Government has assured of producing more female seafarers with a
view to exploring their potential in shipping for national development.
Cayman seamen celebrate Day of the Seafarer. By Jewel Levy. Cayman Compass (Cayman
Islands). 27 June 2019. Available from: https://www.caymancompass.com/2019/06/27/cayman-
seamen-celebrate-day-of-the-seafarer/ Some of Cayman's well-travelled seafarers gathered
this week to share tales of their lives on the high seas, to mark the International Day of the Seafarer.
SEARCH & RESCUE

Channel migrants: 'Record number' of boats and 74 people intercepted. BBC News.
1 June 2019. Available from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-48484017 More than
70 people were intercepted in one day as they crossed the English Channel on eight boats,
the government has confirmed.
Sea-Watch 3 migrant rescue ship released by Italian authorities. Deutsche Welle (Germany).
1 June 2019. Available from: https://www.dw.com/en/sea-watch-3-migrant-rescue-ship-released-by-
italian-authorities/a-49001534 The vessel had saved migrants off the coast of Libya before it was
impounded.
Lawyers pinpoint EU migrant policy as crime against humanity. By Lori Hinnant.

https://www.apnews.com/998475228a944e6ea7f4b005f9e1c293 More than 40,000 people have
been intercepted in the Mediterranean and taken to detention camps and torture houses under a
European migration policy that is responsible for crimes against humanity, according to a legal
document asking the International Criminal Court to take the case Monday.
EU sued at International Criminal Court over Mediterranean migration policy - as more die at
sea. The Conversation. 4 June 2019. Available from: https://theconversation.com/eu-sued-at-
international-criminal-court-over-mediterranean-migration-policy-as-more-die-at-sea-118223 In the
same week that more migrant lives were lost at sea, the EU's migration policy in the Mediterranean
has been brought to the attention of the International Criminal Court (ICC).
US honours Norwegian vessels and owners in Amver programme. By Marcus Hand.

Seatrade Maritime News. 7 June 2019. Available from: www.seatrade-
maritime.com/news/americas/us-honours-norwegian-vessels-and-owners-in-amver-programme.html
An ABS sponsored ceremony for Norwegian shipping companies committed to the Amver Awards
was held at the US Ambassador's Residence in Oslo this week.
German boat captain Pia Klemp faces prison in Italy for migrant rescues.
By Elizabeth Schumacher. Deutsche Welle (Germany). 8 June 2019. Available from:
https://www.dw.com/en/german-boat-captain-pia-klemp-faces-prison-in-italy-for-migrant-rescues/a-
49112348 Pia Klemp stands accused of aiding illegal immigration after she saved people from
drowning in the Mediterranean.

Italy to fine NGOs who rescue migrants at sea. Deutsche Welle (Germany). 11 June 2019.
Available from: https://www.dw.com/en/italy-to-fine-ngos-who-rescue-migrants-at-sea/a-49143481
The Italian government has decided to impose stiff fines on rescuers who bring migrants into port
without authorization.
Italy's Salvini threatens to use strict new law on German NGO boat. By Crispian Balmer.
Reuters. 12 June 2019. Available from: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-europe-migrants-
italy/italys-salvini-threatens-to-use-strict-new-law-on-german-ngo-boat-idUSKCN1TD2GQ Italian
Interior Minister Matteo Salvini threatened on Wednesday to use tough, new measures for the first
time on a German charity ship, Sea Watch, after it picked up migrants off the coast of Libya without
authorization.
Rescue of persons in distress at sea duty of all seafarers. By Priam Nepomuceno.

Philippine News Agency (PNA). 13 June 2019. Available from:
https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1072245 Regardless of who is at fault in a collision incident at the
high seas, vessels that sustained minimal or no damage are obliged to rescue mariners distressed
or shipwrecked by the mishap.
Italy adopts decree that could fine migrant rescuers up to €50,000. By Lorenzo Tondo.
The Guardian. 15 June 2019. Available from: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jun/15/italy-
adopts-decree-that-could-fine-migrant-rescue-ngo-aid-up-to-50000 The Italian government has
introduced a new security decree that would mean non-governmental organisation (NGO) rescue
boats that bring migrants to Italy without permission could face fines of up to €50,000.
Italy lets 10 stranded migrants disembark but moves to ban rescue ships from its waters.
By Alice Tidey. Euronews. 17 June 2019. Available from:
https://www.euronews.com/2019/06/16/italy-lets-10-stranded-migrants-disembark-but-moves-to-ban-
rescue-ships-from-its-waters Italian Interior Minister Matteo Salvini allowed 10 of the 53 migrants
stranded on the Sea-Watch 3 rescue ship to disembark on Saturday, but pressed ahead with plans
to ban such boats from Italian territorial waters.
Council of Europe member states must assume more responsibility for rescuing migrants at
sea and protecting their rights. Council of Europe. 18 June 2019. Available from:
https://www.coe.int/en/web/commissioner/-/council-of-europe-member-states-must-assume-more-
responsibility-for-rescuing-migrants-at-sea-and-protecting-their-rights "European states' approach
to migration in the Mediterranean Sea has become much too focused on preventing refugees and
migrants from reaching European shores, and too little on the humanitarian and human rights
aspects. Commissioner's Recommendation: Lives saved. Rights protected.
Philippine Foreign Secretary thanks Viet Nam for saving fishermen. Vietnam News.
19 June 2019. Available from: https://vietnamnews.vn/politics-laws/521537/philippine-foreign-
secretary-thanks-viet-nam-for-saving-fishermen.html Secretary of Foreign Affairs of the Philippines
Teodoro Locsin expressed thanks to Viet Nam for saving 22 crewmembers aboard a fishing vessel
in distress in the East Sea during a recent ceremony marking the 25th anniversary of the UN
Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) in New York.
After three weeks stranded off Tunisia, migrant group to be repatriated. By Tarek Amara.
Reuters. 19 June 2019. Available from: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-tunisia-migrants-
europe/after-three-weeks-stranded-off-tunisia-migrant-group-to-be-repatriated-idUSKCN1TK178
Tunisia has allowed dozens of migrants, mostly from Bangladesh, to disembark after three weeks
stranded in the Mediterranean, so that they can return to their home countries, the Red Crescent
said on Wednesday.

UNHCR calls on Europe to allow SeaWatch passengers ashore. United Nations High
Commissioner for Refugees. 20 June 2019. Available from:
https://www.unhcr.org/news/press/2019/6/5d0b886a4/unhcr-calls-europe-allow-seawatch-
passengers-ashore.html Eight days since they were rescued by the NGO vessel, Sea Watch 3,
a group of some 43 people, including three children with no accompanying family, remain stranded
at sea and in urgent need of a safe port.
European Court asks Italy for information on vessel filled with rescued migrants.
By Sabina Castelfranco. Voice of America. 24 June 2019. Available from:
https://www.voanews.com/europe/european-court-asks-italy-information-vessel-filled-rescued-
migrants The European Court of Human Rights has asked Italy to provide information on the case
of Sea Watch 3, a ship off the island of Lampedusa carrying rescued migrants who Italy has refused
to allow to disembark.
Watch live: Defying Rome, migrant rescue ship Sea-Watch 3 enters Italian waters.
By Matthew Holroyd. Euronews. 26 June 2019. Available from:
https://www.euronews.com/2019/06/25/migrant-rescue-ship-sea-watch-3-loses-human-rights-court-
appeal Defying an order from Rome authorities to stay out, migrant rescue ship Sea-watch has
decided to enter Italian waters, the vessels' crew said on Twitter on Wednesday (26 June).
Why did Sea-Watch 3 decide to enter Italian territorial waters? By Matthew Holroyd.
Euronews. 26 June 2019. Available from: https://www.euronews.com/2019/06/26/why-did-sea-
watch-3-decide-to-enter-italian-territorial-waters On Wednesday, the migrant rescue ship,
"Sea-Watch 3" made the decision to enter Italian territorial waters near the island of Lampedusa,
despite threats of severe fines from Italy's Interior Minister Matteo Salvini.
SHIP RECYCLING
Containers and tankers the main candidates for ship recycling. By Nikos Roussanoglou.
Hellenic Shipping News. 6 June 2019. Available from:
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/containers-and-tankers-the-main-candidates-for-ship-
recycling/ With Ramadan now over, the ship recycling market is bound to pick up steam once
more, with brokers claiming that containers and tankers will likely be the main candidates for
sales.
Bunge signs up to the Ship Recycling Transparency Initiative. By Sam Chambers.

Splash 247.com. 17 June 2019. Available from: https://splash247.com/bunge-signs-up-to-the-ship-
recycling-transparency-initiative/ Bunge, a giant agribusiness shipper, has become the first in its
industry to join the Ship Recycling Transparency Initiative (SRTI), a coalition aimed at increasing
transparency to create a new norm for responsible ship recycling.
Shipbreaking: Updated list of European ship recycling facilities to include eight new yards.
European Commission. 18 June 2019. Available from:
https://ec.europa.eu/info/news/shipbreakingupdated-list-european-ship-recycling-facilities-include-
eight-new-yards-2019-jun-18_en In the 5th version of European List of ship recycling facilities
published today, the European Commission has added eight new yards to the List.
5th version of European List of ship recycling facilities
Safer seas: Ship recycling set to protect our planet and people. Lloyd's Register. 24 June 2019.
Available from: https://www.lr.org/en-gb/latest-news/safer-seas-ship-recycling/ Dismantling ships is
widely thought of as one of the most dangerous professions in the world, both for workers and the
environment, with high levels of fatalities, injuries and work-related illnesses stemming mainly from
hazardous materials on board.

Ship recycling on a steadily declining path, spells bad news for ship owners.
By Nikos Roussanoglou. Hellenic Shipping News. 27 June 2019. Available from:
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/ship-recycling-on-a-steadily-declining-path-spells-bad-news-
for-ship-owners/ It's no secret that 2019 hasn't proven to be the landmark year that many had
hoped, with regards to the ship recycling activity.
SHIPBUILDING & SHIPREPAIR

Wärtsilä offers the world's first commercially available auto-docking system. Wärtsilä
Corporation. 3 June 2019. Available from: https://www.wartsila.com/usa/media/news/03-06-2019-
wartsila-offers-the-world-s-first-commercially-available-auto-docking-system-2460899
The technology group Wärtsilä has taken a notable step towards realising the full commercial
potential of autonomous vessels.
The incredible autonomous ships of the future: Run by artificial intelligence rather than a
crew. By Bernard Marr. Forbes. 5 June 2019. Available from:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/bernardmarr/2019/06/05/the-incredible-autonomous-ships-of-the-future-
run-by-artificial-intelligence-rather-than-a-crew/ There has been a lot of discussion about
autonomous vehicles on the land and in the air, but what about on the sea?
Norway blacklists shipbuilders over human rights abuses. By Sam Chambers.

Splash 247.com. 5 June 2019. Available from: https://splash247.com/norway-blacklists-
shipbuilders-over-human-rights-abuses/ Norway is pushing to create a shipbuilding regulation akin
to the ship recycling sector's Hong Kong Convention whereby yards will be blacklisted for financing
if they are found to have deficient labour and human rights standards.
No time to lose. By Katharine Palmer. Splash 247.com. 10 June 2019. Available from:
https://splash247.com/no-time-to-lose/ LR's global sustainability manager insists that
zero-emission vessels (ZEVs) need to be delivered into shipping's markets by 2030 at
the latest, if there is any chance of achieving the IMO's 2050 greenhouse gas reduction
ambition.
DNV GL enters strategic cooperation with Japanese shipyard. By Daniel Logan Berg-Munch.
https://shippingwatch.com/secure/suppliers/article11439334.ece Classification firm DNV GL enters
strategic cooperation with Japanese Oshima Shipbuilding.
Automated and connected waterborne transport. Sea Europe. 14 June 2019. Available from:
https://bit.ly/2xDNT2L The European Maritime Technology Sector is specialised in the building,
maintaining, repairing, converting or equipment of the most innovative, sophisticated and high
technology vessels.
Ice-ready stabilisers installed on Poseidon cruise ship. By Gavin Lipsith. Marine Propulsion &
Auxiliary Machinery. 20 June 2019. Available from:
https://www.mpropulsion.com/news/view,iceready-stabilisers-installed-on-poseidon-cruise-
ship_58232.htm Rolls-Royce has retrofitted new Zero Speed Stabilisers onboard Poseidon
Expedition's Sea Spirit to improve operational performance.
Samsung Heavy Industries seeks to gain competitive edge with enhanced ship technology.
By Max Tingyao Lin. TradeWinds. 23 June 2019. Available from:
https://www.tradewindsnews.com/shipyards/samsung-heavy-industries-seeks-to-gain-competitive-
edge-with-enhanced-ship-technology/2-1-622729 South Korean yard wants to strengthen ship
design, productivity and vessel quality across various sectors.

SHIPPING
Major ocean carriers CMA CGM and MSC to join TradeLens Blockchain-Enabled Digital
Shipping Platform. IBM. 28 May 2019. Available from: https://ibm.co/2S8t1KF Global container
carriers CMA CGM and MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) today announced they
will join TradeLens, a blockchain-enabled digital shipping platform, jointly developed by A.P.
Moller - Maersk and IBM.
LNG will be transitional fuel for 2030, Nor-Shipping hears. By Richard Clayton. Lloyd's List.
3 June 2019. Available from: https://lloydslist.maritimeintelligence.informa.com/LL1127750/LNG-
will-be-transitional-fuel-for-2030-NorShipping-hears A DNV GL Nor-Shipping conference panel
agreed that LNG will act as a bridging fuel up to 2030, but there was little consensus as to how
2050 targets would be achieved.
Shipowners' Global Trade Association launches Annual Review. International Chamber of

Shipping (ICS). 3 June 2019. Available from: http://www.ics-shipping.org/news/press-
releases/2019/06/03/shipowners-global-trade-association-launches-annual-review In advance of its
AGM in the Faroe Islands next week, the global trade association for shipowners, the International
Chamber of Shipping (ICS), has launched its Annual Review 2019, providing in-depth insight into
the most pressing issues confronting shipping, which moves about 90% of global trade.
Annual Review 2019
Caribbean Shipping Association promoting gender equality. The Gleaner (Jamaica).

4 June 2019. Available from: http://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/shipping/20190604/caribbean-
shipping-association-promoting-gender-equality Women in shipping took centre stage on the
final day of the Caribbean Shipping Association's (CSA) 18th staging of the Caribbean Shipping
Executives' Conference at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel from May 20-21.
Luxury cruise giant emits 10 times more air pollution than all of Europe's cars - study.
Transport & Environment. 4 June 2019. Available from:
https://www.transportenvironment.org/press/luxury-cruise-giant-emits-10-times-more-air-pollution-all-
europe%E2%80%99s-cars-%E2%80%93-study Carnival Corporation, the world's largest luxury
cruise operator, emitted nearly 10 times more sulphur oxide (SOX) around European coasts than
did all 260 million European cars in 2017, a new analysis by sustainable transport group Transport
& Environment reveals. One Corporation to Pollute Them All
ABS sets the industry course to low carbon shipping. ABS (American Bureau of Shipping).
4 June 2019. Available from: https://ww2.eagle.org/en/news/press-room/set-the-course-low-carbon-
shipping.html ABS today launched its industry-shaping Low Carbon Shipping Outlook to help the
maritime sector evaluate potential pathways to low-carbon shipping.
Container vessels cut a fifth off CO2 emissions over four years. By Simon Valeur.
https://shippingwatch.com/secure/carriers/Container/article11424788.ece The global container
fleet's average CO2 emission per nautical mile has been reduced by almost 20 percent in only
a few years, concludes Sea-Intelligence.
Shippers group says no to slower steaming. Ship & Bunker. 4 June 2019. Available from:
https://shipandbunker.com/news/world/496052-shippers-group-says-no-to-slower-steaming
The Global Shippers Forum (GSF) says slower steaming is not the way for the industry to cut its
GHG emissions and has warned policy makers not to act in isolation when it comes to new climate
regs.

Nor-Shipping: maritime urged forward on environment as industry leaders grapple with

digitalisation. By Jamey Bergman. Container Shipping & Trade. 4 June 2019. Available from:
https://www.containerst.com/news/view,norshipping-maritime-urged-forward-on-environment-as-
industry-leaders-grapple-with-digitalisation_58046.htm The opening of the biennial Nor-shipping
conference in Oslo, Norway, saw shipping urged to move more quickly to tackle climate change
and adopt digital technology.
Climate emissions cap challenges shippers. Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty. 5 June 2019.
Available from: https://www.agcs.allianz.com/news-and-insights/expert-risk-articles/emissions-cap-
challenges-shippers.html Regulation limiting sulphur oxide emissions from 2020 is likely to be a
game-changer for the shipping industry, with wide-ranging implications for cost, compliance and
crew.
ABS draws industry and academia leaders to Greece to analyze decarbonization and
technology in shipping. ABS (American Bureau of Shipping). 5 June 2019. Available from:
https://ww2.eagle.org/en/news/press-room/decarbonization-and-technology-in-shipping.html
The role of technology in Shipping and the Journey to IMO 2050 were debated at an ABS event
which included leaders from the Union of Greek Shipowners (UGS), the Massachusetts Institute
of Technology (MIT), Chevron Shipping Company and Clarkson Research Services Ltd.
Reactive statement to respond to enquiries concerning the Transport & Environment Study
on Cruise Ship Air Emissions publish 4 June 2019. Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA).
5 June 2019. Available from: https://cruising.org/news-and-research/press-room/2019/june/reactive-
statement-transport-and-environment-study CLIA and its cruise line members are committed to a
zero emission future, as is the entire maritime sector.
IMO 2020 - Chevron plans to offer 0.5% sulphur fuels in Q3 2019. By Lee Hong Liang.
Seatrade Maritime News. 6 June 2019. Available from: http://www.seatrade-
maritime.com/news/americas/imo-2020-chevron-plans-to-offer-0-5-sulphur-fuels-in-q3-2019.html
Oil major Chevron has revealed that it will offer the IMO 2020-compliant 0.5% sulphur bunker fuel
by the end of the third quarter, reports said.
Shipowners face extensive sulfur clean-up prior to 2020. By Søren Pico. ShippingWatch.
6 June 2019. Available from: https://shippingwatch.com/secure/regulation/article11428582.ece
With the upcoming sulfur regulations, the shipping industry is facing a demanding task in cleaning
fuel tanks on board vessels.
TMID Editorial: Shipping emissions - Malta's golden opportunity to lead the way forward.
Malta Independent. 6 June 2019. Available from: https://bit.ly/2JEH32y We are always saying
that we can be the best on the world at this, that and the other, hollow words mainly, but there is
one massive opportunity where Mata is able to punch well above its weight and leverage its clout
on a global stage but for some reason it never speaks about it.
IMSC discussed key features of information management for SMART borders. World Customs
Organization. 7 June 2019. Available from:
http://www.wcoomd.org/fr/media/newsroom/2019/june/imsc-discussed-key-features-of-information-
management-for-smart-borders.aspx The Information Management Sub-Committee (IMSC) held its
76th Meeting on 23 and 24 May 2019 at the WCO Headquarters in Brussels, Belgium.
The ideal maritime leader is an illusion. By Tomas Kristiansen. ShippingWatch. 7 June 2019.
Available from: https://shippingwatch.com/secure/carriers/article11418994.ece Four potential
maritime executives had their personal and professional profile drafted by HR consultancy firm
Humanostics and make the results available to ShippingWatch's readers.

From the News Desk: Change is inevitable, but details are missing. By Richard Meade.
https://lloydslist.maritimeintelligence.informa.com/LL1127819/From-the-News-Desk-Change-is-
inevitable-but-details-are-missing While banks have paid little more than lip service to the concept
of green finance in the recent past when it comes to shipping, the tide is finally changing and that is
going to affect everyone.
Flag States & Human Rights Report 2019. Human Rights at Sea (HRAS). 9 June 2019.
Available from: https://www.humanrightsatsea.org/2019/06/10/second-flag-states-and-human-rights-
report-published/ Human Rights at Sea, in partnership with the University of Bristol Law School
Human Rights Implementation Centre, today issues the second independent public report: 'An
evaluation of Flag State Practice in Monitoring, Reporting and Enforcing Human Rights Obligations
on Board Vessels' as part of an ongoing study into the engagement, policies and remedies affected
by flag States in relation to their duties to uphold human rights at sea. Report
Maritime women recognised in Queen's Birthday Honours list. By Dale Wainwright.

TradeWinds. 10 June 2019. Available from:
https://www.tradewindsnews.com/offshore/1803179/maritime-women-recognised-in-queens-birthday-
honours-list Services to the maritime sector and to maritime safety earn gongs for shipping
executives.
Tankers are facing the trade war "Music". Hellenic Shipping News. 10 June 2019. Available from:
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/tankers-are-facing-the-trade-war-music/ The tanker is always
vulnerable to geopolitical shifts, but owners will now have to contend with the "drums of trade war"
coming from the US and directed towards China.
Career advice for female leaders in shipping. Safety4Sea. 10 June 2019. Available from:
https://safety4sea.com/watch-career-advice-for-female-leaders-in-shipping/ In line with IMO's
World Maritime Day theme for 2019 'Empowering Women in the Maritime Community', ABS issued
a video depicting few of the organization's female leaders discussing career advice for women
pursuing a career in the maritime industry.
CONSULTATION: Shipping's response to 2020 sulphur limit. Institute of Marine Engineering,

Science and Technology (IMarEST). 10 June 2019. Available from: https://www.imarest.org/policy-
news/institute-news/item/4956-consultation-shipping-s-response-to-2020-sulphur-limit The Institute
of Marine Engineering, Science & Technology is surveying the shipping industry's response to the
2020 sulphur limit.
"Adopt a Ship" Educational Program a Success. By Irene Notias. Maritime Executive.

10 June 2019. Available from: https://www.maritime-executive.com/corporate/adopt-a-ship-
educational-program-a-success IMO endorsed, "Adopt-a-Ship" (AaS) is docking in Greece
till next school season.
LNG - The marine fuel of the near future? By Marcus Hand. Seatrade Maritime News.
10 June 2019. Available from: http://www.seatrade-maritime.com/news/europe/lng-the-marine-fuel-
of-the-near-future.html As shipowners start to grapple with CO2 emission targets for 2030, and then
2050, the role of LNG as a fuel marine very much comes into question.
Three female stalwarts of the maritime industry honoured. Jamaica Information Service.
11 June 2019. Available from: https://jis.gov.jm/three-female-stalwarts-of-the-maritime-industry-
honoured/ Three female stalwarts of the maritime industry were honoured by their peers at a recent
fundraising dinner hosted by the Women in Maritime Association Caribbean (WiMAC).

Customers have three requests for liner companies' digital alliance. By Simon Valeur.
https://shippingwatch.com/secure/article11437549.ece In an industry where five companies can
have five different names for the same port and the term "transit time" can mean the same number
of things, creating industry standards is a reasonable initiative, also seen from the shipper side.
10 Women to Watch 2019. By Marthe Sandvik. Splash 247.com. 12 June 2019. Available from:
https://splash247.com/10-women-to-watch-2019-2/ Marthe Sandvik gives readers news from Oslo
on an important step in furthering gender diversity in maritime – a rare instance where Splash
actually supports a shipping awards scheme.
Automation and digitisation in shipping: a lack of standardisation and regulation? By Henry

Cunnington. Safety4Sea. 12 June 2019. Available from: https://safety4sea.com/automation-and-
digitisation-in-shipping-a-lack-of-standardisation-and-regulation/ As the shipping industry has been
shaken by a wide range of new technologies and digital innovations over the last years, there is an
obvious lack of clarity and standardisation for the future, which requires a proper risk appreciation
by the marine insurance industry, argues Mr. Henry Cunnington, Associate, Clyde & Co, and IUMI
Professional Partner.
Cargill cuts CO2 emissions from shipping fleet in green push. Reuters. 12 June 2019.
Available from: http://news.trust.org/item/20190612125357-5myp5/ Cargill cut CO2 output per
cargo-tonne-mile by 12% in 2018 compared with 2016 baseline, putting it on course to achieve
a reduction of 15% by 2020.
Shortsea shipping lags on IMO cap. By George Georgakopoulos. Ekathimerini (Greece).

13 June 2019. Available from:
http://www.ekathimerini.com/241577/article/ekathimerini/business/shortsea-shipping-lags-on-imo-cap
The shortsea shipping industry is being left behind in the effort to adjust to new global environmental
regulations despite it being the maritime domain that needs clean fuel the most.
Women in Maritime Africa to educate fishmongers on resource sustainability. By Yaw Ansah.

Ghana News Agency. 13 June 2019. Available from:
http://www.ghananewsagency.org/science/women-in-maritime-africa-to-educate-fishmongers-on-
resource-sustainability-151487 The Ghana Chapter of Women in Maritime Africa (WIMA) is to
collaborate with other stakeholders to share best practices on how to sustainably harness the
Volta Lake's resources for economic empowerment.
SPIEF-2019 outcomes for marine industry. Port News. 13 June 2019. Available from:
http://en.portnews.ru/comments/2682/ St. Petersburg International Economic Forum 2019
proved to be replete with news in shipping and stevedoring spheres.
How to make shipping environmentally friendly. By Håvard Egge. Norwegian SciTech News.
13 June 2019. Available from: https://norwegianscitechnews.com/2019/06/how-to-make-shipping-
environmentally-friendly/ We need to cut both global and local emissions from shipping.
ABS Explores Shipping's Future with UK Maritime Leaders. American Bureau of Shipping.
13 June 2019. Available from: https://ww2.eagle.org/en/news/press-room/abs-explores-shipping-
future-uk-maritime-leaders.html UK maritime industry leaders met to debate decarbonization, digital
technologies and the future of safety at the annual ABS UK National Committee meeting.
Sector and governments joining forces to promote clean inland and sea shipping.
Government of the Netherlands. 14 June 2019. Available from: https://bit.ly/2xKFZVm
The national government, provinces, port authorities, maritime sector organisations, shippers,
transport companies, banks, and research institutes are joining forces to promote sustainability
in the shipping sectors.

Seminar provides industry education on using methanol as fuel. By Malcolm Latarche.

ShipInsight. 17 June 2019. Available from: https://shipinsight.com/articles/seminar-provides-
industry-education-on-using-methanol-as-fuel Leading figures from the Greek shipping market
gathered in Athens, Greece recently for the third in a series of global seminars designed to
educate the industry on the potential of methanol as a marine fuel.
Shipowners may be ready for IMO 2020, but the bunker market is not. By Mike Wackett.
The Loadstar. 17 June 2019. Available from: https://theloadstar.com/shipowners-may-be-ready-for-
imo-2020-but-the-bunker-market-is-not/ The bunker market is far from ready for the substantial
switch in demand to low-sulphur fuel, when the IMO's 0.5% cap comes into force on 1 January
next year, according to the Marine Bunker Exchange (MABUX).
Methanol Easier to Handle Than LNG. Maritime Executive. 17 June 2019. Available from:
https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/methanol-easier-to-handle-than-lng Leading
figures from the Greek shipping market gathered in Athens, Greece, for the third in a series
of global seminars on the potential of methanol as a marine fuel.
LR in maritime drive for sustainable financing principles. Lloyd's Register. 18 June 2019.
Available from: https://www.lr.org/en/latest-news/lr-in-maritime-drive-for-sustainable-financing-
principles/ Eleven major shipping banks, supported by a number of industry strategic partners
including Lloyd's Register (LR), will launch the Poseidon Principles – a pioneering set of principles
that will integrate climate considerations into lending decisions in line with IMO's Greenhouse
Gas (GHG) strategy.
Banks to include CO2 emission measures in shipping loan decisions. By Jonathan Saul and
Simon Jessop. Reuters. 18 June 2019. Available from: https://reut.rs/2Ju0qgg A group of leading
banks will for the first time include efforts to cut carbon dioxide emissions in their decision making
when providing shipping company loans, executives said on Tuesday.
Panama Canal proposes new toll structure. By Michele Labrut. Seatrade Maritime News.
18 June 2019. Available from: http://www.seatrade-maritime.com/news/americas/panama-canal-
proposes-new-toll-structure.html The Panama Canal has published a proposal to modify its current
tolls structure for the major shipping sectors.
ICS to push for rapid action on further CO2 reduction by International Shipping. International
Chamber of Shipping (ICS). 18 June 2019. Available from: https://bit.ly/2XZtbt1 2019 AGM Faroe
Islands: Representatives of the world's national shipowners' associations met last week in the Faroe
Islands to review the priorities of the global shipowners' association, the International Chamber of
Shipping (ICS).
Citi, Societe Generale, DNB ad other leading international banks promote greener global
shipping through new principles. Poseidon Principles. 18 June 2019. Available from:
https://www.poseidonprinciples.org/news/citi-societe-generale-dnb-and-other-leading-international-
banks-promote-greener-global-shipping-through-new-principles/ Major shipping banks will for the
first time integrate climate considerations into lending decisions to incentivize maritime shipping's
decarbonization.
Carnival Corporation Releases Annual Sustainability Report for 2018.

Carnival Corporation & Plc. 18 June 2019. Available from:
http://www.carnivalcorp.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=200767&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=2401719
Carnival Corporation & plc, the world's largest leisure travel company, today released its ninth
annual sustainability report, detailing the key initiatives and progress made in 2018 toward its
2020 sustainability performance goals.

Greek shipowners applaud the adoption by the UN IMO MSC 101 of a specific action plan to
deal with the critical safety issues and liability implications associated with the 0.5% sulphur
marine fuels. Union of Greek Shipowners. 18 June 2019. Available from:
https://www.ugs.gr/en/press-releases/2019/press-release-20190618/ The Union of the Greek
Shipowners (UGS) warmly welcomes the decision of the Maritime Safety Committee (London,
5-14 June 2019) of the United Nations International Maritime Organization (UN IMO) to adopt
an action plan for mandatory measures to enhance the safety of ships relating to the use of
fuel oil.
Following banks' new environmental principles: Carriers also feel pressure from customers.
By Niklas Krigslund. ShippingWatch. 19 June 2019. Available from:
https://shippingwatch.com/secure/regulation/article11452085.ece Banks are not the only players
starting to demand shipping companies do more in terms of the climate.
Swedish Club taps into big data for loss prevention. By Adam Corbett. TradeWinds.
19 June 2019. Available from: https://www.tradewindsnews.com/insurance/1809599/swedish-club-
taps-into-big-data-for-loss-prevention The Swedish Club is trying to reduce its claims costs through
a digital project that it hopes will uncover the link between trading patterns and shipowners' claims.
Column: Global economic slowdown hits oil consumption. By John Kemp. Reuters.
19 June 2019. Available from: https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-oil-consumption-kemp/column-
global-economic-slowdown-hits-oil-consumption-idUKKCN1TK27X Global oil consumption rose last
year at the slowest rate since 2014, as higher prices and broad deceleration in manufacturing activity
and freight movements took their toll on fuel use and petrochemicals.
Fuel cost for ships to increase up to 50% in only 200 days from now. We4Sea. 19 June 2019.
Available from: https://www.we4sea.com/2019/06/fuel-cost-for-ships-to-increase-up-to-50-in-only-
200-days-from-now/ In less than 200 days, the mandatory IMO regulations to reduce sulphur
emissions from ships, also known as Low Sulphur Cap, will be implemented.
UK flag abandons growth targets as Brexit wipes out 30% of tonnage. By Richard Meade.
https://lloydslist.maritimeintelligence.informa.com/LL1127983/UK-flag-abandons-growth-targets-as-
Brexit-wipes-out-30-of-tonnage Data shows that while the threat of a Brexit-fuelled exodus from the
UK flag has been looming for some time, several major shipowners have quietly been making good
on their threats to pull tonnage in the face of the financial and political uncertainties.
The Poseidon Principles and a 'green transformation' of shipping. By Barry Parker. Seatrade
Maritime News. 20 June 2019. Available from: http://www.seatrade-
maritime.com/news/americas/the-poseidon-principles-and-a-green-transformation-of-shipping.html
The official launch of the Poseidon Principles held in New York on expanded how the initiative from
major ship finance banks plans to try and take the lead of a "green transformation" in shipping.
Maersk to offer customers carbon-neutral transport. Maersk. 20 June 2019. Available from:
https://www.maersk.com/news/articles/2019/06/20/maersk-to-offer-customers-carbon-neutral-
transport The biofuel in the pilot project is the same blend of used cooking oil and heavy which has
been tested and successfully validated in a trial driven in collaboration with the Dutch Sustainability
Growth Coalition (DSGC), and Shell his year.
Cruise ship operator Carnival sees LNG as today's best low-CO2 marine fuel option.
By Siobhan Hall. S&P Global Platts. 20 June 2019. Available from:
https://www.spglobal.com/platts/en/market-insights/latest-news/shipping/062019-cruise-ship-
operator-carnival-sees-lng-as-todays-best-low-co2-marine-fuel-option LNG is the best available
marine fuel today to help Carnival Corp's large cruise ships cut their CO2 emissions and other
pollutants, a senior executive said Thursday.

IMO2020 Grade Fuel Values: "Clearer From Mid-September", says Bunker Industry Executive.
Ship & Bunker. 20 June 2019. Available from: https://shipandbunker.com/news/emea/151606-
imo2020-grade-fuel-values-clearer-from-mid-september-says-bunker-industry-executive A clearer
picture of the pricing of very low sulfur fuel oil should emerge in three months' time as the industry
begins the switch to the new IMO2020 grade fuel, a bunker industry executive has said.
Shipping is all-in on 2020 - but investors are hesitant. By Niklas Krigslund. ShippingWatch.
20 June 2019. Available from: https://shippingwatch.com/secure/article11454955.ece 2020 could
be the shipping industry's best chance to convince investors that it is reasonable to throw money at
the maritime industry.
EU Commissioners meet with Danish Shipping. By Peter Torstensen. Danish Shipping.

21 June 2019. Available from: https://www.danishshipping.dk/en/press/news/eu-commissioners-
meet-with-danish-shipping/ On next Monday, two European Commissioners will come by
Amaliegade and Danish Shipping's headquarters to discuss the most important points of the Danish
maritime shipping agenda in EU in the coming years.
UPDATE 1-Vitol building Malaysian oil refinery to meet new low-sulphur ship fuel rules.
By Florence Tan. Reuters. 24 June 2019. Available from:
https://af.reuters.com/article/commoditiesNews/idAFL4N23V1DA Vitol, the world's largest
independent oil trader, has started building a small oil refinery at its storage terminal in Malaysia
that will provide low-sulphur fuel for ships, a senior company official said on Monday.
Thailand's IRPC to start selling 0.5% sulfur fuel oil cargo from July. By Atsuko Kawasaki.
S&P Global Platts. 24 June 2019. Available from: https://www.spglobal.com/platts/en/market-
insights/latest-news/oil/062419-thailands-irpc-to-start-selling-05-sulfur-fuel-oil-cargo-from-july
Thailand's oil and petrochemical company IRPC Public Co. Ltd. plans to start selling low sulfur
fuel oil cargo with maximum sulfur of 0.5% from its Rayong refinery from next month, company
sources said Monday.
Can Austria fire up Central Europe's appetite for LNG fuelled vehicles? By Gaurav Sharma.
Forbes. 24 June 2019. Available from: https://www.forbes.com/sites/gauravsharma/2019/06/24/can-
austria-fire-up-central-europes-appetite-for-lng-as-a-transportation-fuel/ Ever thought of Liquefied
Natural Gas (LNG) as an alternative fuel for logistics and transportation?
Maersk and Bolloré Logistics signed a carbon pact to reduce Co2 emissions from 20% to
horizon 2025. Bolloré Logistics. 24 June 2019. Available from: https://www.bollore-
logistics.com/en/Pages/news/20190624_2.aspx Maersk, the global integrator of container logistics,
and Bolloré Logistics, a major player in international logistics and supply chain management,
announced in June 2019 at the 53rd Paris Air Show in Le Bourget, the signing of a carbon pact.
A Sea Change: Which shipping companies are ready for the low-carbon transition? CDP.
25 June 2019. Available from: https://www.cdp.net/en/investor/sector-research/shipping-report
In this report, we rank 18 of the largest publicly listed shipping companies on business readiness
for a low-carbon transition. Executive Summary
'Storm approaching': firms fear for deliveries in shipping shakeup. By Jonathan Saul, Lisa
Baertlein, and Martinne Geller. Reuters. 25 June 2019. Available from:
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-shipping-imo-costs/storm-approaching-firms-fear-for-deliveries-in-
shipping-shakeup-idUSKCN1TQ0HS U.S. furniture company RC Willey Home Furnishings is so
concerned that new global clean air rules will cause transport disruption that it brought forward the
shipment of arm chairs and sofas from China by two months.

Moving from empowerment to action. By Maklub Al Mostofa. Dhaka Tribune (Bangladesh).

25 June 2019. Available from: http://dhakatribune.com/opinion/op-ed/2019/06/25/moving-from-
empowerment-to-action Shipping is the most ancient mode of transportation.
Exclusive: Dirty oil crisis over for Russia, but contagion felt on high seas. By Olga Yagova,
Dmitry Zhdannikov, and Florence Tan. Reuters. 25 June 2019. Available from:
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-russia-oil-contamination-exclusive/exclusive-dirty-oil-crisis-over-
for-russia-but-contagion-felt-on-high-seas-idUSKCN1TP2WP In the opinion of Russian officials, the
oil contamination crisis that disrupted flows from the world's second-largest exporter of crude this
spring is long over.
Shipping's stark choice: invest in cleaner ships or pay a high price. By Chris Chatterton.
TradeWinds. 26 June 2019. Available from: https://www.tradewindsnews.com/opinion/shipping-s-
stark-choice-invest-in-cleaner-ships-or-pay-a-high-price/2-1-625534 Approach taken by Poseidon
Principles may become embedded as the cost of ignoring IMO 2020 outweighs that of compliance.
FOBAS Alert: Contaminated fuels from St Petersburg, Russia. Ship & Bunker. 26 June 2019.
Available from: https://shipandbunker.com/news/emea/277013-fobas-alert-contaminated-fuels-from-
st-petersburg-russia FOBAS is currently investigating a number of samples bunkered in St
Petersburg, Russia.
Singapore Shipping Association appoints first-ever female president. By Lee Hong Liang.
Seatrade Maritime News. 27 June 2019. Available from: http://www.seatrade-
maritime.com/news/asia/singapore-shipping-association-appoints-first-ever-female-president.html
Caroline Yang, chief executive of bunker tanker company Hong Lam Marine, has been appointed
as the first-ever female president of the Singapore Shipping Association (SSA) since its founding
in 1985.
Maritime 2030: Smooth sailing ahead? By Deepak Karambelkar. Gulf News (UAE).
27 June 2019. Available from: https://gulfnews.com/business/maritime-2030-smooth-sailing-ahead-
1.1561638675906 GN Focus looks at how the shipping industry will reinvent itself going into the
future.
RESEARCH
Cruise ship emissions in Norwegian waters: A geographical analysis. By M. Simonsen,
S. Gössling et al. Journal of Transport Geography. (2019). Available from:
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0966692318309116 Cruises are one of the
fastest growing and most energy-intense tourism segments, accounting for significant emissions
of greenhouse gases, as well as air pollutants such as nitrous oxide (NOx) and particulate
matter (PM2.5).
Human Consumption of Microplastics. By K. D. Cox, G. A. Covernton et al. Environmental

Science & Technology. (2019). Available from: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.9b01517
Microplastics are ubiquitous across ecosystems, yet the exposure risk to humans is unresolved.
Gross and histopathologic diagnoses from North Atlantic right whale Eubalaena glacialis
mortalities between 2003 and 2018. By S. M. Sharp, W. A. McLellan et al. Diseases of Aquatic
Organisms. (2019). Available from: https://www.int-res.com/abstracts/dao/v135/n1/p1-31/ Seventy
mortalities of North Atlantic right whales Eubalaena glacialis (NARW) were documented between
2003 and 2018 from Florida, USA, to the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada.
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INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION

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CURRENT AWARENESS BULLETIN

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About the MKC Current Awareness Bulletin (CAB)

IMO NEWS & EVENTS ............................................................................................................................ 2

CURRENT AWARENESS BULLETIN | Vol. XXXI | No. 6 | June 2019 1

IMO NEWS & EVENTS

CURRENT AWARENESS BULLETIN | Vol. XXXI | No. 6 | June 2019 2

IMO MEETINGS FOR 2018

Maritime Safety Committee (MSC), 101st session 5 – 14 June 2019

Technical Cooperation Committee (TC), 69th session 25 – 27 June 2019

RECENT SPEECHES BY IMO SECRETARY-GENERAL KITACK LIM

IMLI Graduation 2019, 15th June 2019

IMO NEWS MAGAZINE (Summer 2019)

IMO PUBLISHING Just Published 2019 April/May 2019 Newsletter

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CURRENT AWARENESS BULLETIN | Vol. XXXI | No. 6 | June 2019 4

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CURRENT AWARENESS BULLETIN | Vol. XXXI | No. 6 | June 2019 6

CURRENT AWARENESS BULLETIN | Vol. XXXI | No. 6 | June 2019 7

Grounding of ABFC Roebuck Bay on Henry Reef, Queensland, on 30 September 2017.

LR attends UN meeting to collaborate on sustainable ocean principles. Lloyd's Register.

CURRENT AWARENESS BULLETIN | Vol. XXXI | No. 6 | June 2019 8

CURRENT AWARENESS BULLETIN | Vol. XXXI | No. 6 | June 2019 9

Humans unknowingly consume a lot of microplastics. University of Victoria (Canada).

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CURRENT AWARENESS BULLETIN | Vol. XXXI | No. 6 | June 2019 11

Stepping up on sanctions - evaluation of the meeting of the International Maritime

IMO in race against technology to develop autonomous shipping guidelines. By Michelle

CURRENT AWARENESS BULLETIN | Vol. XXXI | No. 6 | June 2019 12

Lack of 'ambition' threatens IMO emissions-reduction targets. By Jamey Bergman. LNG

LAW & POLICY

Russian Captain acquitted of MARPOL violations in U.S. By Mike Schuler. gCaptain.

CURRENT AWARENESS BULLETIN | Vol. XXXI | No. 6 | June 2019 13

Blue Opportunities; The Norwegian Government's Updated Ocean Strategy.

UN agencies urge stronger efforts to stop illegal fishing. By Elaine Kurtenbach.

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CURRENT AWARENESS BULLETIN | Vol. XXXI | No. 6 | June 2019 15

Government failure to ratify landmark fishing agreement deemed 'incredibly embarrassing' by

UN oceans treaty 'essential' to combat 'unprecedented pressure' on the world's seas - UN

CURRENT AWARENESS BULLETIN | Vol. XXXI | No. 6 | June 2019 16

European Policies Create New Dangers on Mediterranean. By Steffen Lüdke, Maximilian

Spring-boarding from Ocean Conservation to Sustainable Development: The Barcelona

ECSA organises workshop on the shipping industry's interests in the UN negotiations on

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Blue economy's sustainability will be guaranteed by the women in leadership positions.

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Trump, Abe reaffirm Japan-US coordination on security challenges on Iran. By Takeo

Singapore port authority suspends bunker craft licence of Inter-Pacific Petroleum.

CURRENT AWARENESS BULLETIN | Vol. XXXI | No. 6 | June 2019 20

"In Limbo" - Poor identification of Missing Leaves Bereaved Families of Mediterranean

DSME to develop digital ships through partnership. By Trine Vestergaard. ShippingWatch.

Autonomous shipping alliance membership One Sea swells. By Catherine Austin.

First Cargo Community System Integration of Blockchain Technology. Maritime Executive.

CURRENT AWARENESS BULLETIN | Vol. XXXI | No. 6 | June 2019 21

News: Smart Sound Plymouth to support next generation of marine technologies.

New Swedish study: Open-loop scrubbers produce significant pollution.